White Township School District

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

White Township School District
Address
565 County Route 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
United States
Coordinates40.839445°N 75.025056°W / 40.839445; -75.025056
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentWilliam Thompson
Business administratorDawn Huff
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment273 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty34.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitehttp://www.whitetwpsd.org/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,58222$18,891−6.9%
1Budgetary Cost16,0834414,15913.6%
2Classroom Instruction9,712488,65912.2%
6Support Services2,844502,16731.2%
8Administrative Cost1,637361,5475.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,795381,61211.4%
13Extracurricular Activities63104−94.2%
16Median Teacher Salary57,4253361,136
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 2017-18 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 273 students and 34.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.[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. 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.[3]

Public school students in grades nine through twelve from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township attend Belvidere High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Belvidere School District.[4][5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 458 students and 42.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

  • White Township Consolidated School, with 268 students in grades PreK-8

Administration

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

  • William Thompson, Chief School Administrator
  • Dawn Huff, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has 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.[12][13][14]

References
  1. District information for White Township Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  4. Municipal Guide to Public School Districts, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed August 7, 2017.
  5. Belvidere High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 7, 2017. "The District serves students from the Belvidere K-12 district and three surrounding K-8 districts; Hope, Harmony, and White."
  6. School data for Belvidere High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. School Data for White Township Consolidated School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  8. Warren County 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 4, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the White Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Administration, White Township School District. Accessed February 4, 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 White Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2020. "The White 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 five members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  14. Board of Education, White Township School District. Accessed February 4, 2020.
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