Allamuchy Township School District

The Allamuchy Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Allamuchy Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.

Allamuchy Township School District
Address
20 Johnsonburg Road
Allamuchy, NJ 07820
Coordinates40°55′23″N 74°48′42″W
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJoseph E. Flynn
Business administratorJulie Mumaw
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment423 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty33.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitehttps://www.aes.k12.nj.us/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,14320$18,891−9.3%
1Budgetary Cost13,7612714,159−2.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,52898,659−13.1%
6Support Services2,080252,167−4.0%
8Administrative Cost1,582231,5472.3%
10Operations & Maintenance2,112581,61231.0%
13Extracurricular Activities22456104115.4%
16Median Teacher Salary52,530761,136
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 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 423 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[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 ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackettstown High School which serves students from Hackettstown, as well as students from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence and Liberty, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Hackettstown School District.[4][5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 867 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[5][8][9]

  • Mountain Villa School[10] with 149 students in pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade
    • Melissa Sabol, Principal[11]
  • Allamuchy Township School[12] with 274 students in second through eighth grade
    • Jennifer A. Gallegly, Principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the districts' administration are:[13]

  • Joseph E. Flynn, Superintendent[11]
  • Jim Schlessinger, Business Administrator[14]
  • Donna Trainello, Board Secretary[14]

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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 2014) as part of the November general election.[15][16]

References
  1. District information for Allamuchy Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  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 December 9, 2016. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."
  5. 2019-2020 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  6. School data for Hackettstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. School Data for the Allamuchy Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  8. About Us, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020. "The Board of Education maintains two schools in a PK-8 district. Our High School students attend Hackettstown High School. Our Township School serves students in grades 3 – 8 while our Mountain Villa School serves our youngest students in grades PK – 2."
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Allamuchy Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2016.
  10. Mountain Villa School, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  11. Administration, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  12. Allamuchy Township School, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2016.
  14. Business Office, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  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. Members / Committees and Current Agenda, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
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