Sparta Township Public School District Explained
| Sparta Township Public School District |
| Superintendent: | Matthew L. Beck |
| Businessadmin: | Joanne Black |
| Address: | 18 Mohawk Avenue |
| City: | Sparta |
| County: | Sussex County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07871 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.0336°N -74.6391°W |
| Grades: | PreK-12 |
| Schools: | 5 |
| Enrollment: | 3,236 (as of 2021–22) |
| Faculty: | 290.6 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 11.1:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | I |
The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Sparta, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 3,236 students and 290.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[2]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.[3]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5] [6] [7]
- Elementary schools
- Alpine Elementary School[8] with 725 students in grades PreK-2.
- Peter Miller, principal[9]
- Mohawk Avenue School[10] with 231 students in grade 3.
- Mike Gregory, principal[11]
- Helen Morgan School[12] with 476 students in grades 4-5.
- Douglas E. Layman, principal[13]
- Middle school
- Sparta Middle School[14] with 719 students in grades 6-8.
- Frank Ciaburri, principal[15]
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[18]
- Matthew L. Beck, superintendent[19]
- Joanne Black, business administrator and board secretary[20]
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.[21] [22] [23] The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=981ce638e82e443c83020f8850b0214e Sparta Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415510&DistrictID=3415510 District information for Sparta Township Public School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415510 School Data for the Sparta Township Public School District
- https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2023-24.pdf#page=21 Public School Directory 2023-2024
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/4960 School Performance Reports for the Sparta Township Public School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4960 New Jersey School Directory for the Sparta Township Public School District
- https://www.sparta.org/Domain/8 Alpine Elementary School
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/239 About
- https://www.sparta.org/Domain/10 Mohawk Avenue School
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/161 About
- https://www.sparta.org/Domain/9 Helen Morgan School
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/102 About
- https://www.sparta.org/Domain/12 Sparta Middle School
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/197 About
- https://www.sparta.org/Domain/11 Sparta High School
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/109 About
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/sussex New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/65 Superintendent's Corner
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/15 Business Office General Information
- 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/22/4960.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Sparta Township School District
- https://www.sparta.org/domain/64 Board of Education Overview
