| Lafayette Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Michael Gall |
| Businessadmin: | Erin Siipola |
| Address: | 178 Beaver Run Road |
| City: | Lafayette Township |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07848 |
| County: | Sussex County |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1326°N -74.6541°W |
| Grades: | PreK-8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 209 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 23.9 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 8.8:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | GH |
The Lafayette Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lafayette Township, in Sussex 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 209 students and 23.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1.[5]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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, which also serves students from Branchville, Frankford Township, Montague Township, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township (where the school is located).[7] [8] [9] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 817 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[10]
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:[12] [13]
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.[14] [15] [16] [17]