Frankford Township School District

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Frankford Township School District
Address
4 Pines Road
, Sussex County , New Jersey , 07826
United States
Coordinates 41°08′16″N74°44′17″W / 41.137873°N 74.738007°W / 41.137873; -74.738007
District information
Grades PreK to 8
SuperintendentBraden Hirsch
Business administratorChristopher Lessard
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment505 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty56.5 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio8.9:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.frankfordschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,66154$18,89114.7%
1Budgetary Cost17,2215614,15921.6%
2Classroom Instruction11,574628,65933.7%
6Support Services1,949202,167−10.1%
8Administrative Cost1,787411,54715.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,690411,6124.8%
13Extracurricular Activities1624110455.8%
16Median Teacher Salary72,9056061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Frankford Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Frankford Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5] Students from Branchville attend the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [6]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 505 students and 56.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1. [1]

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. [7]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend High Point Regional High School. Attending the school are students from Branchville, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Sussex Borough and from Wantage Township (where the school is located). [8] [9] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 812 students and 72.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. [10]

Schools

Frankford Township School had an enrollment of 503 students in 2021–22 in grades PreK-8 (based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics [11] ).

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [13]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. [15] [16] [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Frankford Township Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  4. School Performance Reports for the Frankford Township Consolidated School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Frankford Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. Lamonte, Rosalie S. Report on Non-Operating School District: Branchville, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2009. Accessed April 2, 2011.
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 7, 2014.
  8. 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."
  9. "2016-17 School Profile", High Point Regional High School. Accessed March 18, 2018. "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."
  10. School data for High Point Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  11. School Data for the Frankford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  12. Middle School Principal, Frankford Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. Superintendent, Frankford Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  15. 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.
  16. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Frankford Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The Frankford Township Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine 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. A Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District."
  17. Board of Education Members, Frankford Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.