Pohatcong Township School District

The Pohatcong Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Pohatcong Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Pohatcong Township School District
Address
240 Route 519 Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 United States
Coordinates	40.651699°N 75.152577°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Diane Mandry
Business administrator	Tim Mantz
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	304 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	30.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,606 24 $18,891 −6.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,118 25 14,159 −0.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,033 33 8,659 4.3% 6 Support Services 1,866 19 2,167 −13.9% 8 Administrative Cost 1,487 22 1,547 −3.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,698 30 1,612 5.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 33 11 104 −68.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,635 34 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 304 students and 30.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings by common socioeconomic characteristics.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from four other sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township and Lopatcong Township.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,650 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9]

• Pohatcong Township Elementary School for Pre-K to grade 8 (302 students)
  • Keith Kullman, Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the districts' administration are:[10][11]

• Diane Mandry, Superintendent
• Tim Mantz, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[12][13][14]

References

1. District information for Pohatcong Township 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. 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 11, 2020.
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
5. Phillipsburg High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 11, 2020. "At the secondary level, the district serves not only students from the town of Phillipsburg which makes up 37.6% of the high school population, but also students from the surrounding boroughs of Alpha and Bloomsbury, as well as the townships of Greenwich, Lopatcong, and Pohatcong."
6. About PSD, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed June 11, 2020. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships. Phillipsburg is the largest community in Warren County."
7. School data for Phillipsburg High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School Data for the Pohatcong Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Pohatcong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Administration, Pohatcong Township School District. Accessed June 11, 2020.
11. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. 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.
13. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Pohatcong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 11, 2020. "The Pohatcong Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
14. Board of Education Members, Pohatcong Township School District. Accessed June 11, 2020.

External links

• Pohatcong Township School District
• Pohatcong Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Pohatcong Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Phillipsburg High School