Hardyston Township School District

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Hardyston Township School District
Address
183 Wheatsworth Road
Hardyston Township
, Sussex County , New Jersey , 07419
United States
Coordinates 41°08′23″N74°35′31″W / 41.139613°N 74.591906°W / 41.139613; -74.591906
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentMichael Ryder
Business administratorRichard Rennie
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment593 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty57.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.htps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,67233$18,891−11.7%
1Budgetary Cost12,8002114,159−9.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,971288,659−7.9%
6Support Services1,552132,167−28.4%
8Administrative Cost1,497321,547−3.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,660561,6123.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1216710416.3%
16Median Teacher Salary60,2173461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Hardyston Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hardyston Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 593 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. [1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. [4] Available slots are announced annually by grade. [5]

The district had been 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. [6]

For ninth though twelfth grades, students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which consists of Franklin Borough, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District. [7] [8] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 590 students and 52.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. [9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [10] ) are: [11] [12] [13]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [16] [17]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Hardyston Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hardyston Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hardyston Township School District, adopted August 10, 2021. Accessed March 25, 2025. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hardyston Township School District. Composition The Hardyston Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hardyston Township."
  4. ↑ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hardyston Township School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Home page, Wallkill Valley Regional High School. Accessed October 28, 2017. "We proudly serve the districts of: Franklin | Hamburg | Hardyston | Ogdensburg"
  8. ↑ Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal" Archived October 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Herald , August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  9. ↑ School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ School Data for Hardyston Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Hardyston Township School, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ Hardyston Middle School, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ 2021-2022 Student / Parent Handbook and School Calendar, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ Chief School Administrator, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022.
  19. ↑ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  20. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
  21. ↑ Board of Education Members, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 1, 2020.
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