Greenwich Township School District (Warren County, New Jersey)

The Greenwich Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Greenwich Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Greenwich Township School District
Address
101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard
Stewartsville, NJ 08886
United States
Coordinates
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMaria Eppolite
Business administratorTim Mantz
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment686 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty67.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$13,6452$18,891−27.8%
1Budgetary Cost9,828214,159−30.6%
2Classroom Instruction6,13228,659−29.2%
6Support Services1,51692,167−30.0%
8Administrative Cost1,15341,547−25.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,00131,612−37.9%
16Median Teacher Salary54,7191261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 686 students and 67.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[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.[4]

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), Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township.[5][6][7][8] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,324 students and 197.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[9]

In 2016, the Bloomsbury School District announced that it was pursuing a $30,000 study to consider merger / consolidation with the Greenwich Township School District, citing the "financial instability" the Bloomsbury district faces based on the way the Phillipsburg district calculates the costs for students sent for high school. The notice to residents announcing the feasibility study stated that the Greenwich district was chosen based on the quality of its academic programs, shared superintendent and business administrator, proximity, financial stability and shared sending relationship with Phillipsburg for high school.[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[8][12][13][14]

  • Greenwich Elementary School[15] with 426 students in grades pre-kindergarten to 5
    • Nichole Hutnik, Principal[16]
  • Stewartsville Middle School[17] with 258 students in grades 6 - 8
    • Joel Barrett, Principal[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][18]

  • Maria Eppolite, Superintendent of Schools
  • Tim Mantz, School 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 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[19][20][21]

References
  1. District information for Greenwich 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. Greenwich Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed June 1, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Greenwich Township School District. Composition: The Greenwich Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Greenwich Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  5. Phillipsburg High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "At the secondary level, the district serves not only students from the town of Phillipsburg which makes up 37.6% of the high school population, but also students from the surrounding boroughs of Alpha and Bloomsbury, as well as the townships of Greenwich, Lopatcong, and Pohatcong."
  6. About PSD Archived 2016-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."
  7. Municipal Guide to Public School Districts, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2016.
  8. 2014 Official Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  9. School data for Perth Amboy High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. Merger/Consolidation Fact Sheet #1, Bloomsbury School District, April 15, 2016. Accessed January 17, 2017. "Question/Comment: Why is the Board attempting a merger/consolidation?Response: In short, it is due to the financial instability of our district. You first have to know how we pay the Phillipsburg School District for our high school students to understand how this happened."
  11. School Data for the Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. Schools, Greenwich Township, Warren County. Accessed June 1, 2020.
  13. Warren County Department of Education Public School Directory 2019-2020, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed June 1, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for the Greenwich Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Greenwich Elementary School, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  16. Staff Directory, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed June 1, 2020.
  17. Stewartsville Middle School, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. 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.
  20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Greenwich Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Greenwich Township School 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 five [sic] members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  21. Board of Education, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed April 1, 2020.
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