The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves over students from Sparta Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 3,697 students and 268.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.78:1.
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.
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Elementary schools
Helen Morgan School (PreK-2; 734 students). Helen Morgan had 800 students in PreK-2 and now houses grades 4 and 5 for the 2013–14 school year. It is located at 100 Stanhope Road. The principal is Michael Gregory and the assistant principal is Frank Ciaburri.
Alpine Elementary School (grade 3; had 838 students in 3-5). Alpine and Helen Morgan both used to split the population of students in grades K–6. After that, they were K–4. In 2012, Alpine took grades 3 through 5 as a result of the Mohawk Avenue school closing, and served 843 students. With the reopening of Mohawk Avenue School, the grades will be rearranged yet again so that Alpine is grades 1 though 3. Alpine School is located at 151 Andover Road. The principal of Alpine School is Giuseppe Leone and the assistant principal is Peter Miller.
Mohawk Avenue School (4-5; NA). Mohawk Avenue was originally the high school in Sparta. Then it became the middle school serving 7 and 8th grade students. It then became a school housing only 5th grade students. In 2012, the school was closed and Helen Morgan and Alpine were rearranged to hold the extra students. In the 2012–13 school year, the building was used only as the board of education building. For the next year the school has been reopened to serve students in PreK and kindergarten. The school is located at 18 Mohawk Avenue. The current principal of Mohawk Avenue is Laura Trent. The school splits both pre-k and kindergarten into AM and PM classes.
Middle school
Sparta Middle School (6-8; 923). Construction of the Middle School was completed in 1999. It served grades 5 through 8 in its first year and grades 6 through 8 after that. The Principal is Douglas Layman. The two assistant principals are Brad Davis and Tracy Rivera.
High school
Sparta High School (9-12; 1,202). The high school was constructed in 1959. Beginning in 2007, the school was being renovated which relocated some classes to mobile trailers. It was completed in 2009. The school is located at 70 West Mountain Road. The principal at Sparta High School is Dr. Daneil Johnson. The vice principals are Steve Stoner and Jannet Ferraro.
Core members of the district's administration are:
Dennis Tobin, Superintendent
Linda Alvarez, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
