The Delaware Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in grades kindergarten through grade eight from Delaware Township

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 1,643 households, and 1,302 families residing in the township. The population density was 121.9 people per square mile . There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 46.3 per square mile...

, in Hunterdon County

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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Students in grade 9 - 12 attend the Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which serves almost 2,800 students in central Hunterdon County. Students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township

East Amwell Township, New Jersey

-History:During the American Revolutionary War, a small but important skirmish occurred in East Amwell when local militia under Capt. John Schenck ambushed a party of British dragoons near Larison's Corner...

, Flemington Borough

Flemington, New Jersey

Flemington is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,581. It is the county seat of Hunterdon County....

, Raritan Township

Raritan Township, New Jersey

Raritan Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,185...

 and Readington Township

Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township is a Township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,126...

 attend Hunterdon Central High School.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's one schools had an enrollment of 476 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5.

Schools

• Delaware Township School served 476 in grades K-8 as of the 2007-08 school year. The school is located on a twenty-six acre site adjacent to the community of Sergeantsville
  Sergeantsville, New Jersey
  Sergeantsville is an historic community located within Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.Sergeantsville was first settled by a Mr. Thatcher in 1700, and was later named for Charles Sergeant, an American Revolutionary War soldier, in honor of the Sergeant family of...
  
   and three miles (5 km) from the Delaware River
  Delaware River
  The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
  
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  • Patricia Ryan, Principal /Curriculum Coordinator
  • Michael Hesington, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Richard Wiener, Superintendent
• Gary Johnston, Business Administrator

External links

• Delaware Township School
• Data for the Delaware Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
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• Hunterdon Central Regional High School District