Vernon Township School District
| Vernon Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. John B. Alfieri | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Steven Kepnes | ||||
| Address: | P.O. Box 99 Vernon, NJ 07462 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 6 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,273 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 346 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.35 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.vtsd.com | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,806 | 49 | $13,632 | -6.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,921 | 62 | 8,035 | -1.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,804 | 44 | 2,166 | -16.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,423 | 67 | 1,379 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,315 | 24 | 1,674 | -21.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 75,677 | 104 | 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 Vernon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,273 students and 346 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.35.[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.[3]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]
- Elementary schools
- Walnut Ridge Primary School (grades K-1, 588 students)
- Cedar Mountain Primary School (grades 2-4, 401 students)
- Rolling Hills Primary School (grades 2-4, 460 students)
- Middle schools
- Lounsberry Hollow Middle School (grades 5&6, 622 students)
- Glen Meadow Middle School (grades 7&8, 661 students)
- High school
- Vernon Township High School (grades 9-12, 1,541 students). New Jersey Teacher of the Year 2004-2005, Peggy Stewart, teaches at Vernon Township High School (VTHS).[6] The Vernon Township High School Vikings now compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] The school is categorized by the NJSIAA as North I, Group IV.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
- Dr. John B. Alfieri, Superintendent of Schools
- Steven Kepnes, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 20, 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 October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 21, 2011.
- ^ Schools, Vernon Township School District. Accessed September 21, 2011.
- ^ Sussex County Educator Named 2004-05 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 6, 2004. Accessed March 4, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 21, 2011.
- ^ District Office Staff, Vernon Township School District. Accessed September 21, 2011.
- ^ Sussex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Vernon Township School District
- Vernon Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 41°11′46″N 74°32′04″W / 41.196128°N 74.534403°W
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