Hopatcong Public Schools Explained
The Hopatcong Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hopatcong, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,449 students and 146.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.[3]
To address a significant reduction in state aid, Hudson Maxim School, which had served grades PreK-1, was closed at the end of the 2018-19 school year. For the 2019-20 school year, the grades were reconfigured across the remaining four school facilities.[4]
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.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7] [8] [9]
- Elementary schools
- Tulsa Trail Elementary School[10] with 249 students in grades PreK-1
- Durban Avenue School[11] with 227 students in grades 2-3
- Katherine McFadden, principal
- Middle school
- Hopatcong Middle School[12] with 459 students in grades 4-7
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14] [15]
- Art DiBenedetto, superintendent of schools
- Jeff Hallenbeck, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[16] [17] [18]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1c63af26bfb749f4a908bcceef12c99f Hopatcong Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/superintendentofschools/sussex-county-public-school-directory-2020-21.pdf#page=17 Public School Directory 2020-2021
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407440&DistrictID=3407440 District information for Hopatcong Borough School District
- Miller, Jennifer Jean. "Hopatcong BOE votes unanimously to close Hudson Maxim School", New Jersey Herald, December 18, 2018. Accessed May 7, 2020. "In response to an anticipated $8.8 million loss in state aid over the upcoming six years, the borough Board of Education voted unanimously, 9-0, on Monday night to reconfigure the district and close the Hudson Maxim School at the conclusion of the 2018-2019 school year. Pre-K students, kindergartners and first-graders from Hudson Maxim will start at Durban Avenue School in the fall. Tulsa Trail School will remain the location for second and third grade students. Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh graders will be housed at Hopatcong Middle School. Eighth grade will join ninth through 12th graders at Hopatcong High School.... In addition to the loss of state aid, Hopatcong schools have been operating at less than half capacity, with about 1,600 of its 3,268 seats filled. Costs have increased 61 percent over the last decade, while enrollment dropped 34 percent."
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407440 School Data for the Hopatcong Public Schools
- https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2023-24.pdf#page=13 Public School Directory 2023-2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/2240 School Performance Reports for the Hopatcong Borough School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2240 New Jersey School Directory for the Hopatcong Public Schools
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/tt/ Tulsa Trail Elementary School
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/da/ Durban Avenue School
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/ms/ Hopatcong Middle School
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/hs/ Hopatcong High School
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/staff Staff Directory
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/sussex New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2240.pdf#page=41 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hopatcong Borough School District
- https://www.hopatcongschools.org/board/ Board of Education
