Sparta Township Public School District
| Sparta Township Public School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. J. Thomas Morton | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Warren Ceurvels | ||||
| Address: | 18 Mohawk Avenue Sparta, NJ 07871 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,996 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 295.3 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.5 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.sparta.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,188 | 8 | $13,632 | -17.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,956 | 15 | 8,035 | -13.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,509 | 18 | 2,166 | -30.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,142 | 17 | 1,379 | -17.2% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,266 | 20 | 1,674 | -24.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 66,697 | 87 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves over 4,100 students from Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,996 students and 295.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.[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]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]
- Elementary Schools
- Helen Morgan School (K-2; had 623 students in K-4)
- Alpine School (3-5; had 798 students in PreK-4)
- Mohawk Avenue School (Defunct as of 2010; had 355 students in 5th grade)
- Middle School (grades 6-8)
- Sparta Middle School with 1,008 students
- Senior High School (grades 9-12)
- Sparta High School with 1,235 students
[edit] Board of education
Jennifer Dericks - President (2008–2011) Kevin Pollison - Vice President (2007–2010) Dr. Phillip Guarraia (2008–2011) Dorothy LaBeau (2009–2012) Ilse Wolfe (2009–2012) Keith Smith (2009–2012) Linda Curcio (2007–2010) Adam Dempsey (2008–2011) Karen Scott (2007–2010)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Dr. J. Thomas Morton, Superintendent
- Warren Ceurvels, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Sparta Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 30, 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 8, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ Schools, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ Welcome to the Board of Education, Sparta Township School District. Accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ Sussex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Sparta Township Public School District
- Sparta Township Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 41°02′01″N 74°38′21″W / 41.033574°N 74.63908°W
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