| Pohatcong Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Diane Mandry |
| Businessadmin: | Tim Mantz |
| Address: | 240 Route 519 |
| City: | Pohatcong Township |
| County: | Warren County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08865 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.6517°N -75.1526°W |
| Grades: | PreK-8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 309 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 31.0 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 10.0:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | DE |
The Pohatcong Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Pohatcong Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 309 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[4]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings by common socioeconomic characteristics.[5]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from four other sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township and Lopatcong Township.[6] [7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,650 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[8]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:
Core members of the districts' administration are:[10] [11]
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.[12] [13] [14]