School district in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Montague Township School District |
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475 Route 206
Montague Township , Sussex County, New Jersey, 07827 United States |
Coordinates | 41°17′16″N 74°47′31″W / 41.287678°N 74.792018°W / 41.287678; -74.792018 |
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Grades | K-8 |
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Superintendent | James Andriac (acting) |
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Business administrator | Carl Morelli |
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Schools | 1 |
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Enrollment | 309 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
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Faculty | 33.0 FTEs[1] |
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Student–teacher ratio | 9.4:1[1] |
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District Factor Group | B |
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Website | www.montagueschool.org |
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Ind. |
Per pupil |
District spending |
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K–8 average |
%± vs. average
| 1A | Total Spending | $22,934 | 57 | $18,891 | 21.4% | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 16,965 | 50 | 14,159 | 19.8% | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,508 | 54 | 8,659 | 21.4% | 6 | Support Services | 2,640 | 43 | 2,167 | 21.8% | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,971 | 67 | 1,547 | 27.4% | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,802 | 39 | 1,612 | 11.8% | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 15 | 6 | 104 | −85.6% | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 57,415 | 32 | 61,136 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K–8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71 |
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The Montague Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Montague Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 309 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[1]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend High Point Regional High School.[7] High Point also serves students from Branchville Borough, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township (where the school is located).[8][9] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 841 students and 74.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[10]
Students may also enroll at Sussex County Technical School, which accepts students on a selective basis, and to the middle school charter program in Sparta Township.[11]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[12]
- ^ a b c d District information for Montague Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Montague Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 14, 2017. "Montague Township is located in the Delaware Highlands Region of New Jersey. High Point State Park and Stokes State Forest provide the scenery to this rural Sussex County community. Montague Township School District is a Pre-K through grade 8 school in Sussex County. Montague students attend High Point Regional High School for grades 9 through 12. Sussex County Technical School and parent choice school are also options for students."
- ^ Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
- ^ School Performance Reports for the Montague Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Montague Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Montague Township School District 2015 District Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed June 7, 2016. "In September 2014, the district began to transition incoming ninth grade students from the Port Jervis City School District in Port Jervis New York into High Point Regional School District in Jew Jersey. The transition of high school students into High Point Regional School District will be complete by 2017."
- ^ High Point Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive high school serving the diversified needs of the three surrounding K through 8 school districts of Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, and Sussex-Wantage."
- ^ 2018-19 School Profile, High Point Regional High School. Accessed April 12, 2020. "Located 63 miles northwest of Manhattan in bucolic Sussex County, NJ, High Point serves students from six municipalities: Branchville, Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, Sussex, and Wantage."
- ^ School data for High Point Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ Enrollment Options for the 2016-17 School Year and Beyond, Montague Township School District, July 28, 2016. Accessed January 4, 2017.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.