The Washington Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Washington Township

Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey

Washington Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,651. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley. It is one of six municipalities in New Jersey under the name Washington...

, in Warren County

Warren 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 two schools had an enrollment of 632 students and 50.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5.

The district is classified by the 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.

Students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District

Warren Hills Regional School District

The Warren Hills Regional School District is a Grade 7-12 comprehensive public school district located in Warren County, New Jersey that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township and Franklin Township, along with...

. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County

Warren County, New Jersey

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 that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough

Washington, New Jersey

Washington is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,461. The borough is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....

, Washington Township

Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey

Washington Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,651. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley. It is one of six municipalities in New Jersey under the name Washington...

, Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The population density was 222.3 people per square mile . There were 2,415 housing units at an average density of 80.7 per square mile...

, Franklin Township

Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey

- Local government :Franklin Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-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 or two seats coming up for...

 and Oxford Township

Oxford Township, New Jersey

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 (for 9-12 only). Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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 are
Warren Hills Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8; 643 students) located in Washington Borough and
Warren Hills Regional High School (grades 9 - 12; 1,387 students) located in Washington Township.

Schools

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

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) are:

• Port Colden School (245 students in grades 1-3)
  • Keith Neuhs- Principal.
• Brass Castle School (387 students grades 4-6)
  • Valerie Mattes - Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Roger A. Jinks - Superintendent
• Jean Flynn - Business Administrator

External links

• Washington Township School District
• Data for the Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Warren Hills Regional School District