Denville Township School District

Denville Township School District
Superintendent:		Dr. Drucilla Clark
Business Administrator:		John A. Serapiglia, Jr.
Address:		501 Openaki Road Denville, NJ 07834
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		3
Enrollment:		1,976 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		148.3
Student–teacher ratio:		13.3
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		http://www.denville.org/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$10,706	12	$12,420	-13.8%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,608	13	7,588	-12.9%
6	Support Services	1,866	56	1,771	5.4%
8	Administrative Cost	1,103	4	1,411	-21.8%
10	Operations & Maintenance	945	4	1,462	-35.4%
13	Extracurricular Activities	82	38	97	-15.5%
16	Median Teacher Salary	52,250	25	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Denville Township School District is a comprehensive public school district in Morris County, New Jersey, serving students in grades K-8 from Denville in three schools: two K-5 elementary schools and a middle school.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,976 students and 148.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3.^[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.^[3]

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Morris Knolls High School, which is located in Denville, but has a Rockaway address, along with residents of most of Rockaway Township.^[4] The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:

Elementary schools (K-5)

• Lakeview School (793 students)
• Riverview School (533)

Middle school (6-8)

• Valleyview Middle School (650)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[7][8]

• Dr. Drucilla Clark, Superintendent
• John A. Serapiglia, Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Denville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 19, 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 December 7, 2009.
4. ^ Program of Studies 2011-2012, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed May 19, 2011. "MORRIS KNOLLS HIGH SCHOOL receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46."
5. ^ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2011. "Our schools’ success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton – people who care about their children and who value education."
6. ^ Data for the Denville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 19, 2011.
7. ^ District Administrators, Denville Township Schools. Accessed May 19, 2011.
8. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

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

Coordinates: 40°51′55″N 74°31′32″W / 40.865394°N 74.525497°W / 40.865394; -74.525497