The Frankford Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Frankford Township

Frankford Township, New Jersey

Frankford Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 5,565....

, in Sussex County

Sussex County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States. Students from Branchville

Branchville, New Jersey

Branchville is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 841. The borough is located in the northernmost region of Sussex County....

 attend the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship

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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 658 students and 62.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 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.

For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend High Point Regional High School

High Point Regional High School

High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school and school district, which serves students from five municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students from the five municipalities of Branchville Borough, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex...

, located in Wantage Township. Attending the school are students from Branchville

Branchville, New Jersey

Branchville is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 841. The borough is located in the northernmost region of Sussex County....

, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township

Lafayette Township, New Jersey

Lafayette Township is a Township located in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 2,300....

, Sussex Borough

Sussex, New Jersey

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 and from Wantage Township

Wantage Township, New Jersey

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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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 are:
Elementary Schools (PreK-8)

• Frankford Township School (658 students)
  • Braden Hirsch, Principal
  • Monica Orr, Principal - Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Braden Hirsch, Superintendent
• Christopher Lessard, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Frankford Township School District
• Data for the Frankford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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• High Point Regional High School