Frenchtown School District

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Frenchtown School District
Address
902 Harrison Street
, Hunterdon County , New Jersey , 08825
United States
Coordinates 40°32′03″N75°03′45″W / 40.534055°N 75.062556°W / 40.534055; -75.062556
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentMichael Hughes (interim)
Business administratorTeresa O'Brien
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment105 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty14.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio7.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.dvrhs.org/FTSD
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,92843$18,8915.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,6294314,15910.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,674468,65911.7%
6Support Services2,510362,16715.8%
8Administrative Cost1,365101,547−11.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,841411,61214.2%
13Extracurricular Activities1754410468.3%
16Median Teacher Salary54,7702061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Frenchtown School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Frenchtown, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 105 students and 14.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1. [1] In the 2016–17 school year, Frenchtown was tied for the 18th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 129 students. [6]

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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend the Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown, which serves students in western Hunterdon County from Alexandria, Holland and Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford. [8] [9] [10] [11] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 722 students and 59.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. [12]

History

Prior to the completion of Delaware Valley Regional High School, which opened in September 1959, students from Frenchtown had attended Frenchtown High School, which held its final graduation ceremonies in June 1959. [13] [14] The school building had been built in 1925 to serve grades K-12, with the high school on the top floor. The school building was named for Edith Ort Thomas, who served as a teacher and board member for a half century. [15]

School

Edith Ort Thomas Elementary School had an enrollment of 108 students in the 2021–22 school year. [16] [17]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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. [22] [23] [24] In February 2012, elections were shifted from April to November. [25]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Frenchtown Borough 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. 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  4. School Performance Reports for the Frenchtown Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 18. Frenchtown Borough (tie); Enrollment: 129; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon; Town population: 1,373"
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 18, 2014.
  8. Delaware Valley Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed May 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Composition: The Delaware Valley Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  9. Delaware Valley Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  10. About Us, Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  11. Chief School Administrators/Sending Districts Archived June 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Hunterdon County, New Jersey Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 6, 2016.
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  13. "High School Holds Final Graduation", Courier News , June 13, 1959. Accessed December 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The school ball field was the setting for the 32nd and final graduation exercises of the Frenchtown High School Thursday evening. George Kinney Sr., president of the Frenchtown Board of Education, awarded diplomas to 62 pupils. Next September, Frenchtown High School pupils will attend Delaware Valley Regional High School in Alexandria Township."
  14. Our Story, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed December 24, 2022. "The 25-room school, built for $1,600,000, replaced Frenchtown High School..... September 9, 1959, the first day of school, began with 24 faculty members.... Approximately 434 students rode on 10 bus routes, but the school was expected to grow."
  15. Our School, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022. "Frenchtown School was built in 1925 as a K-12 building. The second floor of our building was originally the high school and the elementary students were downstairs.... Our school was renamed Edith Ort Thomas Elementary School in 1976 in honor of Edith Ort who was a math teacher and board member. Edith Ort served Frenchtown School for over 50 years."
  16. School Data for the Frenchtown School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  17. New Jersey School Directory for the Frendhtown School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. Building Principal, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. Superintendent, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022.
  21. School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022.
  22. 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.
  23. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Frenchtown Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine[ sic ] members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8."
  24. Board of Education Members, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022.
  25. Mustac, Frank. "Frenchtown school board votes to move elections to November", Independent Press, February 1, 2012. Accessed October 18, 2014. "The borough Board of Education unanimously decided to move the school election to November. This move would also eliminate the public vote on the school budget so long as it is under the state-mandated cap."