Vernon Township School District
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The Vernon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district
, that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vernon Township
, in Sussex County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,273 students and 346 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.35.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High school
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 students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vernon Township
Vernon Township, New Jersey
-Communities and neighborhoods:Communities and neighborhoods in Vernon Township include the following sections:*Vernon Village "Town Center"*Vernon Valley a.k.a...
, 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
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,273 students and 346 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 12.35.
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 "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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 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
- Walnut Ridge Primary School (grades K-1, 588 students)
- Cedar Mountain Primary School (grades 2-4, 401 students)
- Rolling Hills Primary School (grades 2-4, 460 students)
Middle schools
- Lounsberry Hollow Middle School (grades 5&6, 622 students)
- Glen Meadow Middle School (grades 7&8, 661 students)
High school
- Vernon Township High SchoolVernon Township High SchoolVernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1975 and is part of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the year including a new...
(grades 9-12, 1,541 students). New Jersey Teacher of the Year 2004-2005, Peggy Stewart, teaches at Vernon Township High School (VTHS). The Vernon Township High School Vikings now compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic ConferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic ConferenceThe Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationNew Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA). The school is categorized by the NJSIAA as North I, Group IV.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. John B. Alfieri, Superintendent of Schools
- Steven Kepnes, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Vernon Township School District
- Data for the Vernon Township 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...