Franklin Township School District (Warren County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Franklin Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.

Franklin Township School District
Address
52 Asbury Broadway Road
Washington, NJ 07882
Warren County
United States
Coordinates40.725524°N 75.046835°W / 40.725524; -75.046835
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentMatt Eagleburger
Business administratorTim Duryea
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment201 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty26.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,18948$18,8916.9%
1Budgetary Cost16,9495213,64924.2%
2Classroom Instruction10,395498,36624.3%
6Support Services3,137532,16145.2%
8Administrative Cost1,725371,46717.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,587311,5522.3%
13Extracurricular Activities853539117.9%
16Median Teacher Salary59,5203557,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 201 students and 26.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.[1]

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

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only, attending on a tuition basis).[4][5] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School[7] with 542 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough) and Warren Hills Regional High School[8] with 1,205 students in grades 9 - 12 (located in Washington Township).[9][10]

School

The Franklin Township School had an enrollment of 201 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2018–19 school year.[11]

  • Matt Eagleburger, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:[12][13]

  • Matt Eagleburger, Superintendent
  • Timothy Duryea, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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 day-to-day operation of the district.[14][15][16]

References
  1. District information for Franklin Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  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 December 7, 2014.
  4. Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "At Warren Hills Regional, we provide our students with a strong academic foundation. From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards."
  5. Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed January 5, 2017. "The Warren Hills Regional School District services students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township. Oxford Township currently sends its high school students to the Warren Hills Regional High School on a tuition basis."
  6. School Data for the Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. Home Page, Warren Hills Regional Middle School. Accessed March 31, 2020.
  8. Home Page, Warren Hills Regional High School. Accessed March 31, 2020.
  9. Municipal Guide to Public School Districts, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. School Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. 2019-2020 Parent / Student Handbook, Franklin Township School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Franklin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 4, 2020. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the school district functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-6."
  16. Board of Education, Franklin Township School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.
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