Lebanon Borough School District

The Lebanon Borough School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Lebanon Borough, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4]

Lebanon Borough School District
Address
6 Maple Street
Lebanon, NJ 08833
United States
Coordinates40°38′36″N 74°49′55″W
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentBruce Arcurio
Business administratorTricia Duell
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment40 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty13.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio2.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict web site
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,85954$18,89126.3%
1Budgetary Cost19,3655413,64941.9%
2Classroom Instruction10,497528,36625.5%
6Support Services4,386572,161103.0%
8Administrative Cost1,839441,46725.4%
10Operations & Maintenance2,599561,55267.5%
13Extracurricular Activities45253915.4%
16Median Teacher Salary52,0001057,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 40 students and 13.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 2.9:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Lebanon had the 9th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 101 students.[5]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Students in seventh and eighth grades attend Clinton Township Middle School in Clinton Township[7] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Clinton Township School District.[8] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 479 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[9]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale together with students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Union Township.[10][11][12] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[13] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township.[14][15][16]

School

The Lebanon Borough School served an enrollment of 93 students as of the 2018–19 school year.[17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Bruce Arcurio, Superintendent
  • Tricia Duell, Board Secretary / Business Administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[20][21][22]

References
  1. District information for Lebanon Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Lebanon Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lebanon Borough School District. Accessed May 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Lebanon Borough School District. Composition: The Lebanon Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Lebanon."
  4. 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  5. 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.... 9. Lebanon Borough; Enrollment: 101; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Hunterdon; Town population: 1,358"
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  7. Clinton Township Middle School, Clinton Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  8. Clinton Township Middle School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 6, 2020. "Opened in 2007, the Clinton Township Middle School is the newest school in the district. It serves approximately 415 seventh and eighth grade students. The student body is comprised of Clinton Township students, Lebanon Borough students, and a number of School Choice students."
  9. School data for Clinton Township Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 24, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  11. Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 24, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
  12. About the District North Hunterdoon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 24, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  13. School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  14. Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  15. Public School Directory 2015-2016, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016.
  16. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, updated November 16, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2016. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  17. School Data for the Lebanon Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  18. Staff Email Directory, Lebabnon Borough School District. Accessed February 7, 2018.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  20. 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.
  21. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lebanon Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed June 23, 2020. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the school district functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8."
  22. Board of Education, Lebanon Borough School District. Accessed May 6, 2020. "The Lebanon Borough Board of Education is comprised of five board members who freely dedicate their time and energy to serving our school community."
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