The Great Meadows Regional School District is a regional public school district

School district

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 in Warren County

Warren County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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. The district serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Independence

Independence Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,603 people, 2,146 households, and 1,489 families residing in the township. The population density was 282.4 people per square mile . There were 2,210 housing units at an average density of 111.4 per square mile...

 and Liberty

Liberty Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,765 people, 980 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density was 234.3 people per square mile . There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 92.2 per square mile...

 townships.

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Hackettstown High School

Hackettstown High School

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 in Hackettstown

Hackettstown, New Jersey

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 as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Hackettstown School District

Hackettstown School District

The Hackettstown School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Hackettstown, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States...

.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 959 students and 81.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8.

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.

The board of education

Board of education

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 consists of nine members, with six from Independence Township and three from Liberty Township. A member represents the Board on the Hackettstown Board of Education to deal with issues pertaining to Hackettstown High School and the Hackettstown School District.

Schools

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

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) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)

• Independence Central School (393 students)
• Liberty School (240 students)

Middle School (6-8)

• Great Meadows Middle School (326 students)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Tim Frederiks, Superintendent
• Julie Mumaw, Business Administrator

External links

• Great Meadows Regional School District
• Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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  The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...