Lebanon Township Schools

Lebanon Township Schools
Address
70 Bunnvale Road Lebanon Township , Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 07830 United States
Coordinates	40.715855°N 74.886054°W / 40.715855; -74.886054
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Jason Kornegay
Business administrator	Abigail Postma
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	624 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	64.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.lebtwpk8.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,590 35 $18,891 −1.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 16,064 48 14,159 13.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,140 54 8,659 17.1% 6 Support Services 2,477 43 2,167 14.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,848 55 1,547 19.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,465 24 1,612 −9.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 133 34 104 27.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,796 28 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Lebanon Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lebanon Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 624 students and 64.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.^[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]

Starting in the 2018–19 school year, middle school students in grades 6 through 8 from the Hampton School District will attend Woodglen School on a tuition basis as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge and Tewksbury Township.^[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 982 students and 83.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.^[7] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale.^[8][9][10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[11]) are:^[5][12][13]

Elementary school

• Valley View School^[14] with 310 students in grades PreK-4
  • Patricia A. Bell, principal

Middle school

• Woodglen School^[15] with 320 students in grades 5-8
  • Michael B. Rubright, principal

Both schools are located in Lebanon Township, but have a Califon mailing address.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][17]

• Jason R. Kornegay, superintendent^[18]
• Abigail Postma, business administrator^[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[20][21][22]

References

1. District information for Lebanon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
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 January 4, 2015.
4. 2018-2019 Budget Presentation and Public Hearing, Hampton Borough School District, April 24, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2018. "Middle School students attending Lebanon Township School District on a tuition basis. Reduction in staff necessary due to send/receive relationship with Lebanon Township."
5. 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
6. Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
7. School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
9. Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
10. About the District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
11. School Data for the Lebanon Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
12. School Performance Reports for the Lebanon Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Lebanon Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Valley View School, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.
15. Woodglen School, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.
16. District Office, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. Jason R. Kornegay, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.
19. Ruth Fanjoy, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.
20. 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.
21. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lebanon Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 15, 2024. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
22. Board of Education, Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020. "The nine members of the Board of Education live in Lebanon Township and have been elected by you. It is strictly a volunteer position and they receive no salary or other remuneration for their work. Each Board member serves a three-year term of office with three of the members’ terms expiring each year."

External links

• Lebanon Township Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Lebanon Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Lebanon Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District