Sparta Township Public School District
Sparta Township Public School District | |
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18 Mohawk Avenue Sparta, NJ 07871 | |
District information | |
Superintendent | Dr. J. Thomas Morton |
Business administrator | Warren Ceurvels |
Schools | 5 |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 4,049 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
Faculty | 239.0 |
Student–teacher ratio | 16.9 |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.sparta.org |
The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves over 4,100 students from Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 4,049 students and 239.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.[1]
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.[2]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[3]) are:[4]
- Elementary Schools
- Helen Morgan School (K-2)
- Alpine School (3-5)
- Middle School (grades 6-8)
- Sparta Middle School with 1,008 students
- Senior High School (grades 9-12)
- Sparta High School with 1,235 students
Board of education
Jennifer Dericks - President (2008–2011) Kevin Pollison - Vice President (2007–2010) Dr. Phillip Guarraia (2008–2011) Dorothy LaBeau (2009–2012) Ilse Wolfe (2009–2012) Keith Smith (2009–2012) Linda Curcio (2007–2010) Adam Dempsey (2008–2011) Karen Scott (2007–2010)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[5][6]
- Dr. J. Thomas Morton, Superintendent
- Warren Ceurvels, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for the Sparta Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 29, 2009.
- ^ Schools, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed December 29, 2009.
- ^ Central Office Staff, Sparta Township School District. Accessed December 29, 2009.
- ^ Sussex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.