Fredon Township School is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Fredon Township

Fredon Township, New Jersey

Fredon Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,860....

, in Sussex County

Sussex County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

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, United States

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As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 338 students and 26.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8.

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 "GH", the third 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.

Fredon has been the subject of controversy regarding high voltage power lines and their proximity to the Fredon School.

The students of middle and high school age attend Kittatinny Regional High School

Kittatinny Regional High School

The Kittatinny Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school and school district in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students in grades 7 - 12 from five municipalities in the northwest area of the county...

 located in Hampton Township, which serves students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township

Hampton Township, New Jersey

Hampton Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 4,943....

, Sandyston Township

Sandyston Township, New Jersey

- Local government :Sandyston Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for...

, Stillwater Township

Stillwater Township, New Jersey

- History timeline :*1741, Casper Shafer built the Stillwater gristmill about half a mile from the present mill site.*1764, the Stillwater gristmill was moved to its present location and commercially operated there until 1955...

 and Walpack Township

Walpack Township, New Jersey

-Local government:Walpack Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election...

. The high school is located in Hampton, about seven minutes outside of the County seat

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 of Newton

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.

Awards and recognition

Fredon School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence

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 in November 2001, the highest level of recognition granted to an American school.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Salvatore Constantino, Superintendent
• Donna Mosner, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Fredon Township School
• Data for Fredon Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Kittatinny Regional High School