Tewksbury Township Schools

The Tewksbury Township Schools is a community public school district which operates two schools serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Tewksbury Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Tewksbury Township Schools
173 Old Turnpike Road
Califon, NJ 07830
District information
GradesK to 8
SuperintendentInterim
Business administratorJoanne Black
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment941 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty65.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.tewksburyschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,52945$18,8913.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,0414614,15913.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,623498,65911.1%
6Support Services2,631512,16721.4%
8Administrative Cost1,821451,54717.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,574321,612−2.4%
13Extracurricular Activities26360104152.9%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4305261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 941 students and 65.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1.[1]

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

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner), which also serves students from Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough and Lebanon Township.[4][5] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,067 students and 88.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[6] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale.[7][8][9]

History

The community's original elementary school, Sawmill, opened in 1951 and was sold in 2003 for $1 million to the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission.[10]

Awards and recognition

Tewksbury Elementary School was recognized in 2011 as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[4][13][14]

Elementary school
  • Tewksbury Elementary School[15] for grades K - 4 (310 students)
    • Jim Miller, Principal[16]
Middle school
  • Old Turnpike School[17] for pre-Kindergarten and grades 5 - 8 (346 students)
    • Interim, Principal[18]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][20]

  • Interim, Superintendent
  • Joanne Black, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Tewksbury Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 September 22, 2014.
  4. 2016-2017 School Directory, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2017.
  5. Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  6. School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  7. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  8. Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
  9. About the District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  10. Staff. "Tewksbury school board to sell Sawmill School", New Jersey Hills, July 30, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Under the terms of the negotiated agreement, which school officials are hoping to finalize by the end of August, the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission would pay $1 million for the circa-1950s school that is located on seven acres."
  11. National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 through 2016, United States Department of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  12. School Data for the Tewksbury Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  13. Schools, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for the Tewksbury Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Tewksbury Elementary School, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  16. TES Main Office, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  17. Old Turnpike School, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  18. OTS Main Office, Tewksbury Township Board of Education. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  19. Central Office Administration, Tewksbury Township Schools. Accessed February 17, 2017.
  20. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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