Newton Public School District

The Newton Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The district's enrollment includes high school students from Andover Borough and Andover and Green townships, who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3][4]

Newton Public School District
Address
57 Trinity Street Newton, NJ 07860 United States
Coordinates	41.057229°N 74.748882°W / 41.057229; -74.748882
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. G. Kennedy Greene
Business administrator	Alfred Savio
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,546 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	139.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,922 31 $18,891 0.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,168 35 14,783 2.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,846 35 8,763 0.9% 6 Support Services 2,028 25 2,392 −15.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,963 44 1,485 32.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,623 28 1,783 −9.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 672 46 268 150.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,651 35 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,546 students and 139.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[5] Despite its District Factor Group, Newton has been considered the top school district in Sussex County, registering the highest test scores in the county.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary school

• Merriam Avenue School[10] with 475 students in grades PreK-4
  • Kevin Stanton, Principal
  • Kenney Lutz, Assistant Principal

Middle school

Halsted Middle School

• Halsted Middle School[11] with 345 students in grades 5-8
  • Kristi Greene, Principal
  • Angela Dunbar, Assistant Principal

High school

• Newton High School[12] with 715 students in grades 9-12
  • Jeffrey Waldron, Principal
  • Samantha Castro, Assistant Principal
  • Ryan Hashway, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

• Dr. G. Kennedy Greene, Superintendent
• Alfred Savio, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees 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.[15] In addition to the nine elected members, the board includes one appointed representative from Andover Township and one from Green Township.[16]

References

1. District information for Newton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Newton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Newton School District. Composition: The Newton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Newton and a sending/receiving relationship with Andover Regional and Green Township."
4. Newton High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Newton High School serves students from Andover Township, Andover Borough, and Green Township as well as historic Newton."
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 18, 2014.
6. Home Page Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Newton High School. Accessed April 3, 2011.
7. School Data for the Newton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. Schools, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Newton Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Merriam Avenue School, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
11. Halsted Middle School, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
12. Newton High School, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
13. Meet the Administrative Team, Newton School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. 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.
16. Board of Education, Newton Public School District. Accessed April 29, 2020.

External links

• Newton Public School District
• Newton Public School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Newton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics