Vernon Township School District

Vernon Township School District
Address
539 County Route 515 Vernon Township , Sussex County , New Jersey , 07462 United States
Coordinates	41°11′46″N74°32′04″W / 41.196128°N 74.534403°W / 41.196128; -74.534403
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Karen D'Avino
Business administrator	Patricia Ratcliffe-Lee
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,941 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	236.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.vtsd.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $21,084 85 $18,891 11.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,094 91 14,783 15.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,112 92 8,763 15.4% 6 Support Services 2,949 87 2,392 23.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,636 80 1,485 10.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,032 85 1,783 14.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 355 91 268 32.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 72,026 84 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

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

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,941 students and 236.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. ^[1]

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. ^[4]

Awards and recognition

Peggy Stewart, a teacher at Vernon Township High School, was named New Jersey Teacher of the Year for 2004-2005. ^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[6] ) are: ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Elementary schools

• Walnut Ridge School ^[11] with 89 students in PreK
  • Suzanne MacDougall, principal

• Cedar Mountain Primary School ^[12] with 424 students in grades K–1
  • Kristin Gudenkauf, principal
• Rolling Hills Primary School ^[13] with 406 students in grades 2–3
  • Pauline Anderson, principal
• Lounsberry Hollow School ^[14] with 428 students in grades 4–5
  • Marc Citro, principal

Middle school

• Glen Meadow Middle School ^[15] with 640 students in grades 6–8
  • Jacquelyn Van Orden, principal

High school

• Vernon Township High School ^[16] with 912 students in grades 9–12
  • Lindsay LeDuc Young, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[17] [18]}

• Karen D’Avino, superintendent of schools
• Patricia Ratcliffe-Lee, business administrator and board secretary

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. District information for Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Vernon Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Vernon Township School District, adopted April 21, 2005. Accessed December 30, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the School District of Vernon Township. Composition: The Vernon Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Vernon Township."
4. Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
5. Sussex County Educator Named 2004-05 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 6, 2004. Accessed March 4, 2008.
6. School Data for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2025.
7. Contact Us, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
8. Public School Directory 2024-2025, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2024.
9. School Performance Reports for the Vernon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Vernon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Walnut Ridge School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
12. Cedar Mountain Primary School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
13. Rolling Hills Primary School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
14. Lounsberry Hollow School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
15. Glen Meadow Middle School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
16. Vernon Township High School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.
17. Staff Directory, Vernon Township School District. Accessed July 27, 2022.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2018.
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 of the Vernon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed December 30, 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 13.
21. Board Members, Vernon Township School District. Accessed December 30, 2024.

External links

• Vernon Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Vernon Township School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics