Lopatcong Township School District
| Lopatcong Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Vicki Pede | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Nancy DeRiso | ||||
| Address: | 321 Stonehenge Drive Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 2 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 932 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 76 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.26 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.lopatcongschool.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,931 | 36 | $12,420 | -3.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,446 | 41 | 7,588 | -1.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,551 | 29 | 1,771 | -12.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,333 | 29 | 1,411 | -5.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,560 | 61 | 1,462 | 6.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 42 | 7 | 97 | -56.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 55,780 | 49 | 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 Lopatcong Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through eighth grade from Lopatcong Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 932 students and 76 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.26.[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.[3]
Public school students in grade 9 - 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from five sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township.[4]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
- Elementary School
- Lopatcong Elementary School (PK-4; 511 students)
- Noelle Kondikoff, Principal[6]
- Middle School
- Lopatcong Middle School (5-8; 420 students)
Before the Middle School opened in 2003, students would attend the Elementary School through eighth grade.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6]
- Vicki Pede, Superintendent
- Nancy DeRiso, Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Lopatcong Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 8,2012.
- ^ 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 October 27, 2009.
- ^ OUR VISION: "Quality teaching and learning...by design", Phillipsburg School District. Accessed March 14, 2011. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."
- ^ Data for the Lopatcong Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Staff Directory, Lopatcong School District. Accessed February 8, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Lopatcong Township School District
- Lopatcong Township PTA
- Lopatcong Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Lopatcong Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Phillipsburg High School
Coordinates: 40°42′04″N 75°08′55″W / 40.701098°N 75.148493°W
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