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Grades
  
K-12

Business administrator
  
Kateryna Bechtel

Student-teacher ratio
  
12.57:1

Number of students
  
2,256

Faculty
  
179.5

Superintendent
  
Brett Charleston

Enrollment
  
2,256 (as of 2011-12)

District Factor Group
  
GH

Schools
  
5

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

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Map of Pequannock Township School District, Pequannock Township, NJ, USA

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,256 students and 179.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.57:1.

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

Awards and recognition

During the 2009-10 school year, Hillview School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools (K-5)
  • Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School - 306 students
  • Mr. Matthew Reiner, Principal
  • Hillview Elementary School - 373 students
  • Michael Portas, Principal
  • North Boulevard Elementary School - 302 students
  • Theodore Loeffler, Principal
  • Middle school (6-8)
  • Pequannock Valley Middle School - 569 students
  • Richard M. Hayzler, Principal
  • High school (9-12)
  • Pequannock Township High School - 706 students
  • Dr. Alicia Scelso, Principal
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Brett Charleston, Superintendent
  • Kateryna Bechtel, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Pequannock Township School District Wikipedia