Clinton Township School District

Clinton Township School District
Superintendent:		Kevin Carroll
Business Administrator:		Patricia Leonhardt
Address:		128 Cokesbury Road Lebanon, NJ 08833
Grade Range:		Pre-K-8
School facilities:		4
Enrollment:		1,718 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		141
Student–teacher ratio:		12.18
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		District web site
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	Pre-K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,924	35	$12,420	-4.0%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,682	16	7,588	-11.9%
6	Support Services	2,103	71	1,771	18.7%
8	Administrative Cost	1,481	52	1,411	5.0%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,522	56	1,462	4.1%
13	Extracurricular Activities	106	57	97	9.3%
16	Median Teacher Salary	51,105	17	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of Pre-K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Clinton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in grades Pre-K through 8 in Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,718 students and 141 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.18.^[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, ostensibly 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 grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.^[4]

The Clinton Township School District has undertaken a project to consider the possibility of withdrawing from the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District to form a K-12 school district. In February 2005, the Clinton Township Board of Education commissioned a study to consider the educational and financial effects of a proposed withdrawal scenario for Clinton Township, with a report estimating that annual savings for the district could be as high as $1.2 million.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:

• Spruce Run Elementary School (PreK-1; 326 students)
  • Melissa Goad, Principal^[7]
• Patrick McGaheran School (2&3; 333 students)
  • Mary Postma, Principal^[7]
• Round Valley School (4-6; 605 students)
  • Judith B. Hammond, Principal^[7]
• Clinton Township Middle School (7&8; 445). Students in grades 7 and 8 from Lebanon Borough attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lebanon Borough School District.^[8]
  • John Grebeck ^[7]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[9]

• Kevin Carroll, Superintendent^[7]
• Patricia Leonhardt, Board Secretary / Business Administrator^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Clinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 20, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 20, 2011.
4. ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed July 20, 2011. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township"
5. ^ Segalini, Christa. "School study: Clinton should go", Courier News, October 18, 2005. Accessed July 20, 2011. "The study also concluded that the impact of a combined withdrawal of the township and other municipalities from the regional school district would be financially beneficial for the municipality's taxpayers, providing them with a total annual savings of $1.2 million if the regional school district moves forward with its plans to construct a third regional high school at an estimated cost of $75 million or expand its existing facilities."
6. ^ Data for the Clinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 20, 2011.
7. ^ ^{a b c d e} District Office, Clinton Township School District. Accessed July 20, 2011.
8. ^ Clinton Township Middle School 2010 Report Card narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 20, 2011. "The Clinton Township Middle School opened its doors in September 2007 as the newest school in the district. It serves approximately 463 seventh and eighth grade students. The student body is comprised of Clinton Township and Lebanon Borough students."
9. ^ Hunterdon County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
10. ^ Welcome to the Business Office, Clinton Township School District. Accessed November 11, 2009.

External links

• Clinton Township School District
• Clinton Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Clinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

Coordinates: 40°39′13″N 74°49′49″W / 40.653701°N 74.830245°W / 40.653701; -74.830245