Hackettstown School District

The Hackettstown School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hackettstown, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in four schools: two elementary schools (K-4), a middle school (5-8), and a four-year high school (9-12).

Hackettstown School District
315 Washington Avenue
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDavid C. Mango
Business administratorGail M. Woicekowski
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,842 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty141.9 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.98:1
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitehttp://www.hackettstown.org/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,55128$18,891−7.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,4664614,783−2.1%
2Classroom Instruction8,258388,763−5.8%
6Support Services2,414532,3920.9%
8Administrative Cost1,575431,4856.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,600341,783−10.3%
13Extracurricular Activities62065268131.3%
16Median Teacher Salary68,1755164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,842 students and 141.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.98:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

The high school serves students Hackettstown, as well as those from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty, as part of sending/receiving relationships.[4][5]

Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Hackettstown Middle School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[5][8][9]

Elementary schools
  • Hatchery Hill School[10] (K-4; 230 students)
    • Marie Griffin, Principal
  • Willow Grove School[11] (K-4; 298)
    • Jonathan Beyer, Principal
Middle school
  • Hackettstown Middle School[12] (5-8; 358)
    • William Thompson, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

  • David C. Mango, Superintendent of Schools
  • Gail M. Woicekowski, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Hackettstown School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 16, 2015.
  4. Hackettstown High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."
  5. Warren County 2014 Official Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  6. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2013.
  7. School Data for the Hackettstown School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  8. Building Administration, Hackettstown School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Hackettstown School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Hatchery Hill School Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Hackettstown School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  11. Willow Grove School Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Hackettstown School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  12. Hackettstown Middle School Archived 2013-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Hackettstown School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  13. Hackettstown High School Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, Hackettstown School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  14. District Administration, Hackettstown Public School District. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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