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School district in Morris County, New Jersey, US

Boonton Township School District
Address
11 Valley Road Boonton Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07005
United States
Coordinates40°55′32″N 74°25′52″W / 40.925625°N 74.430973°W / 40.925625; -74.430973
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentKen Frattini
Business administratorJohn T. Murray II
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment394 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty40.5 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio9.7:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.btrvs.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,25930$18,891−3.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,7933814,1594.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,642508,65911.4%
6Support Services1,46362,167−32.5%
8Administrative Cost1,904591,54723.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,518291,612−5.8%
13Extracurricular Activities1955110487.5%
16Median Teacher Salary65,5104261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Boonton Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Boonton Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 394 students and 40.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.

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.

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Mountain Lakes High School, in Mountain Lakes as part of a sending/receiving relationship agreement. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 569 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.

History

Prior to 1991, high school students had attended Boonton High School.

School

Rockaway Valley School had an enrollment of 386 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2022–23 school year.

  • Ken Frattini, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Ken Frattini, superintendent
  • John T. Murray II, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.

References

  1. ^ District information for Boonton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. School Performance Reports for the Boonton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. New Jersey School Directory for the Boonton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
  6. Boonton Township School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Boonton Township School District has one school, Rockaway Valley School, which houses a PreK through Grade 8 program for approximately 450 children. The district maintains a send-receive relationship with the neighboring Mountain Lakes School District, whereby our students attend Mountain Lakes High School."
  7. Information/ MLHS Information, Boonton Township School District. Accessed January 3, 2017. "Boonton Township School District maintains a 'send-receive' relationship with Mountain Lakes High School.... Once enrolled in Mountain Lakes High School, the responsibility for the education of the student rests with the High School. While the Boonton Township School District pays tuition for all residents enrolled at the High School, the High School faculty, staff and administration bear the responsibility for all academics, student IEP's and 504's, extra-curricular activities and the students' general health, well-being and safety at school."
  8. School data for Mountain Lakes High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. "Mtn. Lakes- Boonton pact is ratified", New Jersey Hills, December 15, 2004. Accessed February 7, 2020. "Boonton Township sent its students to Boonton High School until it switched to Mountain Lakes in 1991."
  10. School Data for the Boonton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Contact Us, Boonton Township School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. 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.
  14. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Boonton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  15. Board Members, Boonton Township School District. Accessed May 5, 2024.

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