Vernon Township School District

The Vernon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.

Vernon Township School District
539 County Route 515
Vernon, NJ 07462
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKaren D'Avino
Business administratorSteven Kepnes
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,630 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty309.8 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.72:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitehttp://www.vtsd.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,08485$18,89111.6%
1Budgetary Cost17,0949114,78315.6%
2Classroom Instruction10,112928,76315.4%
6Support Services2,949872,39223.3%
8Administrative Cost1,636801,48510.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,032851,78314.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3559126832.5%
16Median Teacher Salary72,0268464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,630 students and 309.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.72:1.[1]

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

Schools

District schools (as of the 2017-18):[4][5]

Elementary schools

The Walnut Ridge School[6] (Pre-K, Board Offices)

Cedar Mountain Elementary School[7] (Kindergarten- 1st grade)

Rolling Hills Elementary School[8] (Grades 2-3)

Lounsberry Hollow Elementary School[9] (Grades 4-5)

Middle School

Glen Meadow Middle School[10] (Grades 6-8)

High school

Vernon Township High School[11] (Grades 9-12)

  • Peggy Stewart, a teacher at Vernon Township High School, was named New Jersey Teacher of the Year for 2004-2005.[12]

Administration

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

  • Karen D’Avino, Superintendent of Schools
  • Steven Kepnes, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 23, 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 March 18, 2015.
  4. Schools, Vernon Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Vernon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  6. The Walnut Ridge School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed April 22, 2018.
  7. Cedar Mountain Primary School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  8. Rolling Hills Primary School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  9. "Lounsberry Hollow School - Vernon Township School District". Vernon Township School District. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  10. Glen Meadow Middle School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  11. Vernon Township High School, Vernon Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  12. Sussex County Educator Named 2004-05 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 6, 2004. Accessed March 4, 2008.
  13. Staff Directory, Vernon Township School District. Accessed November 24, 2018.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2018.

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