Byram Township School District
| Byram Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Gayle Strauss | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Theresa Linskey | ||||
| Address: | 12 Mansfield Drive Stanhope, NJ 07874 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 2 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,119 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 85.5 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.byramschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $9,953 | 3 | $12,420 | -19.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,033 | 2 | 7,588 | -20.5% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,266 | 13 | 1,771 | -28.5% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,258 | 20 | 1,411 | -10.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,229 | 16 | 1,462 | -15.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 56 | 19 | 97 | -42.3% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 51,750 | 20 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Byram Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Byram Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,119 students and 85.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.[3]
For public school students in grades 9 - 12, the township shares Lenape Valley Regional High School, which also serves Netcong in Morris County and the Sussex County community of Stanhope.[4]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
- Byram Lakes Elementary School serves grades K - 4 (606 students)
- Byram Township Intermediate School serves grades 5 - 8 (513 students)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Dr. Gayle Strauss, Superintendent
- Theresa Linskey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2009.
- ^ Lenape Valley Regional High School 2010 Report Card narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2011. "With a vision toward the future, Lenape Valley Regional High School, located in the town of Stanhope, is a high school of prominence in our geographic region that serves the communities of Byram Township, Netcong Boro, and Stanhope Borough, while bridging Morris and Sussex counties."
- ^ Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ^ E-mail contact and Phone Directory, Byram Township School District. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ^ Sussex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Byram Township School District
- Byram Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Byram Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Lenape Valley Regional High School
Coordinates: 40°56′13″N 74°42′22″W / 40.936814°N 74.706216°W
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