Sparta Township Public School District
Encyclopedia
The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves over 4,100 students from Sparta, in Sussex County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,996 students and 295.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School (grades 6-8)
Senior High School (grades 9-12)
Kevin Pollison - Vice President (2007–2010)
Dr. Phillip Guarraia (2008–2011)
Dorothy LaBeau (2009–2012)
Ilse Wolfe (2009–2012)
Keith Smith (2009–2012)
Linda Curcio (2007–2010)
Adam Dempsey (2008–2011)
Karen Scott (2007–2010)
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves over 4,100 students from Sparta, in Sussex County
Sussex County, New Jersey
The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,996 students and 295.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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...
) are:
Elementary Schools
- Helen Morgan School (K-2; had 623 students in K-4)
- Alpine School (3-5; had 798 students in PreK-4)
- Mohawk Avenue School (Defunct as of 2010; had 355 students in 5th grade)
Middle School (grades 6-8)
- Sparta Middle School with 1,008 students
Senior High School (grades 9-12)
- Sparta High SchoolSparta High School (New Jersey)Sparta High School is a four-year public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Sparta Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, as part of the Sparta Township Public School District...
with 1,235 students
Board of education
Jennifer Dericks - President (2008–2011)Kevin Pollison - Vice President (2007–2010)
Dr. Phillip Guarraia (2008–2011)
Dorothy LaBeau (2009–2012)
Ilse Wolfe (2009–2012)
Keith Smith (2009–2012)
Linda Curcio (2007–2010)
Adam Dempsey (2008–2011)
Karen Scott (2007–2010)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. J. Thomas Morton, Superintendent
- Warren Ceurvels, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Sparta Township Public School District
- Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe 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...