Montague Township School District

Montague Township School District
Superintendent:		Janice Hodge
Business Administrator:		John Waycie
Address:		475 Route 206 Montague, NJ 07827
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		1
Enrollment:		292 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		30.6
Student–teacher ratio:		9.5
District Factor Group:		B
Web site:		http://montagueschool.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$16,410	51	$12,420	32.1%
2	Classroom Instruction	10,486	57	7,588	38.2%
6	Support Services	2,048	38	1,771	15.6%
8	Administrative Cost	1,779	63	1,411	26.1%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,702	38	1,462	16.4%
13	Extracurricular Activities	10	4	97	-89.7%
16	Median Teacher Salary	54,890	40	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 0-400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Montague Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Montague Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 292 students and 30.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5.^[1]

For the grades above grade 6, they cross state lines to attend middle school and high school in nearby Port Jervis, New York or may enroll at Sussex County Technical School, which accepts students on a selective basis, and to the middle school charter program in Sparta Township.^[3]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics are:^[5]

Elementary schools

• Montague Elementary School (283 students)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[6][7]

• Janice Hodge, Superintendent
• John Waycie, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Montague School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 7, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ Montague Township School District 2010 District Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed March 7, 2011. "Children in grades seven through twelve attend Port Jervis City School District in New York, Sussex County Charter School or Sussex County Technical Institute in New Jersey."
4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
5. ^ Data for the Montague Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 13, 2009.
6. ^ Administration, Montague Township School District. Accessed March 7, 2011.
7. ^ Sussex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Montague Township School District
• Montague Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Montague Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 41°17′16″N 74°47′31″W / 41.287678°N 74.792018°W / 41.287678; -74.792018