Hackettstown School District

Hackettstown School District
Address
315 Washington Avenue Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Warren United States
Coordinates	Coordinates: 40°51′08″N 74°49′46″W / 40.85218°N 74.829343°W / 40.85218; -74.829343
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	David C. Mango
Business administrator	Tim Havlusch
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,926 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	162.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,551 28 $18,891 −7.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,466 46 14,783 −2.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,258 38 8,763 −5.8% 6 Support Services 2,414 53 2,392 0.9% 8 Administrative Cost 1,575 43 1,485 6.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,600 34 1,783 −10.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 620 65 268 131.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 68,175 51 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Hackettstown School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hackettstown, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.^[3] The district serves students in four schools: two elementary schools (covering K-4), a middle school (5-8), and a four-year high school (9-12).

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,926 students and 162.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

The high school serves students Hackettstown, as well as those from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty, as part of sending/receiving relationships.^[5]

Awards and recognition[]

For the 2001-02 school year, Hackettstown Middle School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[6]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[7]) are:^[8][9][10]

Elementary schools

• Hatchery Hill School^[11] with 361 students in grades K-1
  • Marie Griffin, Principal
• Willow Grove School^[12] with 248 students in grades 2-4
  • Lauren Thomas, Principal

Middle school

• Hackettstown Middle School^[13] with 458 students in grades 5-8
  • Sheena Delgaizo, Principal

High school

• Hackettstown High School^[14] with 828 students in grades 9-12
  • Kyle Sosnovik, Principal

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:^[15][16]

• David C. Mango, Superintendent of Schools
• Tim Havlusch, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education[]

The district's board of education, comprised of eleven members, sets policy and oversees 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 either three or four seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.^[17][18][19]

References[]

External links[]

• Hackettstown School District
• Hackettstown School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Hackettstown School District, National Center for Education Statistics