Frankford Township School District

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Frankford Township School District
Address
4 Pines Road
Branchville, NJ 07826
United States
Coordinates41°08′16″N 74°44′17″W / 41.137873°N 74.738007°W / 41.137873; -74.738007Coordinates: 41°08′16″N 74°44′17″W / 41.137873°N 74.738007°W / 41.137873; -74.738007
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentBraden Hirsch
Business administratorChristopher Lessard
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment520 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty58.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.frankfordschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,66154$18,89114.7%
1Budgetary Cost17,2215614,15921.6%
2Classroom Instruction11,574628,65933.7%
6Support Services1,949202,167−10.1%
8Administrative Cost1,787411,54715.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,690411,6124.8%
13Extracurricular Activities1624110455.8%
16Median Teacher Salary72,9056061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Frankford Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Frankford Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Branchville attend the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3]

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 520 students and 58.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend High Point Regional High School. Attending the school are students from Branchville, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Sussex Borough and from Wantage Township (where the school is located).[5][6] As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 917 students and 84.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[7]

Schools[]

Frankford Township School had an enrollment of 547 students in 2017–18 in grades PreK-8 (based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8])

  • Braden Hirsch, Elementary School Principal
  • Amy Librizzi, Middle School Principal[9]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[10]

  • Braden Hirsch, Superintendent[11]
  • Christopher Lessard, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[12]

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Frankford Township Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Lamonte, Rosalie S. Report on Non-Operating School District: Branchville, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2009. Accessed April 2, 2011.
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 7, 2014.
  5. ^ High Point Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive high school serving the diversified needs of the three surrounding K through 8 school districts of Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, and Sussex-Wantage."
  6. ^ "2016-17 School Profile", High Point Regional High School. Accessed March 18, 2018. "Located 63 miles northwest of Manhattan in bucolic Sussex, County NJ, High Point serves students from six municipalities: Branchville, Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, Sussex, and Wantage."
  7. ^ School data for High Point Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  8. ^ School Data for the Frankford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Middle School Principal, Frankford Township School District. Accessed February 17, 2020.
  10. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Superintendent, Frankford Township School District. Accessed February 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Business Office Personnel, Frankford Township School District. Accessed February 17, 2020.
  13. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  14. ^ Board of Education Members, Frankford Township School District. Accessed February 17, 2020.

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