Chester Township Public School District

Chester Township Public School District
415 Route 24
Chester, NJ 07930
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Dr. Christine VanWoert
Business administrator Mary Jane Canose
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,305 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 106.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.29:1
Other information
District Factor Group J
Website http://www.chester-nj.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,58274$18,8913.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,7835714,1594.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,836528,6592.0%
6Support Services2,442622,16712.7%
8Administrative Cost1,678541,5478.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,699581,6125.4%
13Extracurricular Activities110551045.8%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7355461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Chester Township Public School District is a fully accredited elementary public school district responsible for the education of students in Kindergarten through eighth grades. The school district serves students from Chester Borough and Chester Township, two municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,305 students and 106.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.29:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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]

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve in both communities attend West Morris Mendham High School, part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township.[4] As of the 2013-14 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,421 students and 102.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools
Middle school

Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on County Route 510, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on County Route 513 (North Road), north of Chester Borough.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Chester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  5. ↑ School Data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ School Data for the Chester Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Schools, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Chester School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Dickerson Elementary School, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Staff Directory, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ Bragg Intermediate School, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Black River Middle School, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ Superintendent's Page, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ Business Office, Chester School District. Accessed February 3, 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 74°40′01″W / 40.778103°N 74.666955°W / 40.778103; -74.666955

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