| Frankford Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Braden Hirsch |
| Businessadmin: | Christopher Lessard |
| Address: | 4 Pines Road |
| City: | Frankford Township |
| County: | Sussex County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07826 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1379°N -74.738°W |
| Grades: | PreK to 8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 505 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 56.5 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 8.9:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | FG |
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.[1] [2] [3] Students from Branchville attend the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[4]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising 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.[5]
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.[6]
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).[7] [8] 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.[9]
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[10]).
Core members of the district's administration are:[12]
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.[14] [15] [16]