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Chester Township Public School District

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Grades
  
K-8

Business administrator
  
Mary Jane Canose

Student-teacher ratio
  
12.29:1

Number of students
  
1,305

Faculty
  
106.2

Superintendent
  
Dr. Christine VanWoert

Enrollment
  
1,305 (as of 2011-12)

District Factor Group
  
J

Schools
  
3

Chester Township Public School District httpswwwchesternjorgcmslibNJ02209113Cent

Profiles

The Chester Township Public School District is a fully accredited elementary public school district responsible for the education of students in Kindergarten through eighth grades. The school district serves students from Chester Borough and Chester Township, two municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Chester Township Public School District, NJ, USA

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,305 students and 106.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.29:1.

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.

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve in both communities attend West Morris Mendham High School, part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township. As of the 2013-14 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,421 students and 102.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • Dickerson Elementary School (grades PreK-2; 331 students)
  • Melissa Fair, Principal
  • Bragg Intermediate School (3-5; 435)
  • Michelle Stanton, Principal
  • Middle school
  • Black River Middle School (6-8; 474)
  • Robert Mullen, Principal
  • Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on County Route 510, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on County Route 513 (North Road), north of Chester Borough.

    Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. Christine VanWoert, Superintendent
  • Mary Jane Canose, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Chester Township Public School District Wikipedia