The Harding Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Harding Township

Harding Township, New Jersey

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,180 people, 1,180 households, and 940 families residing in the township. The population density was 155.6 people per square mile . There were 1,243 housing units at an average density of 60.8 per square mile...

, in Morris County

Morris County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 318 students and 34 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.35.

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

Madison High School (New Jersey)

Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison...

 in Madison

Madison, New Jersey

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, as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Madison Public Schools

Madison Public Schools

The Madison Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Madison, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....

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School

Harding Township School had an enrollment of 318 (as of the 2009-10 school year). Famous celebrities enrolled include the actress Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

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 and musicians Adam Gardner

Adam Gardner

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, Mike Serpe of G Wagen Preserve and Chris Willean of Royal Flush

Royal flush

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 and Jon Gutwillig

Jon Gutwillig

Jon "The Barber" Gutwillig, Born April 1, 1974 in Basking Ridge, NJ, is the founder and guitarist for the trance fusion jam band The Disco Biscuits. Since his part in founding the biscuits in 1995, Jon and bassist Marc Brownstein mostly share songwriting duties. Jon penned the rock opera Hot Air...

 of the Disco Biscuits

Disco Biscuits

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Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• James Minkewicz, Interim Superintendent / Business Administrator / Board Secretary
• Dr. Darren Petersen, Principal / Director of Curriculum

External links

• Harding Township School
• Data for the Harding Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
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