Harmony Township School District Explained

Harmony Township School District
Superintendent:Christopher Carrubba
Businessadmin:Rachelle Tjalma
Address:2551 Belvidere Road
City:Harmony Township
County:Warren County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08865
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7405°N -75.1398°W
Grades:Pre-K to 8
Schools:1
Enrollment:187 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:29.0 FTEs
Ratio:6.4:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:DE

The Harmony Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Harmony Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 187 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.4:1.[5]

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.[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Belvidere High School, together with students from Hope Township and White Township, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Belvidere School District.[2] [7] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 357 students and 32.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:

Administration

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

Board of education

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.[12] [13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.htesd.org/cms/lib/NJ02202607/Centricity/domain/21/policies/HTS%20BYLAWS.pdf#page=7 District Bylaw 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7559/638308166139700000#page=18 2023–2024 Public School Directory
  3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/41/2040 School Performance Reports for the Harmony Township School District
  4. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2040 New Jersey School Directory for the Harmony Township School District
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406810&DistrictID=3406810 District information for Harmony Township School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/41/0280/020.html Belvidere High School 2016 Report Card Narrative
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401440&ID=340144005794 School data for Belvidere High School
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406810 School Data for the Harmony Township School District
  10. https://www.htesd.org/Domain/10 Administration
  11. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/warren New Jersey School Directory for Warren County
  12. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  13. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/21/2040.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Harmony Township School District
  14. https://www.htesd.org/Domain/27 Board of Education