Mount Olive Township School District

Mount Olive Township School District
Address
227 Route 206
Flanders
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07836
United States
Coordinates40°53′08″N 74°43′37″W / 40.885551°N 74.726959°W / 40.885551; -74.726959
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentSumit Bangia (acting)
Business administratorGail Libby
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment4,583 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty405.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.motsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,10363$18,8911.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,1336214,7832.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,490428,763−3.1%
6Support Services2,574742,3927.6%
8Administrative Cost1,625781,4859.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,949801,7839.3%
13Extracurricular Activities285672686.3%
16Median Teacher Salary67,9547264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Mount Olive Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, composed of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,583 students and 405.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[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.[4]

In 2010, the district eliminated D as a passing grade for its middle- and high-schoolers. The district also instituted a rule requiring anyone who earned a D or an F in a course to retake that course.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Mount Olive Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Mount Olive Township School District. Accessed May 23, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through twelve in the Mount Olive Township School District. Composition: The Mount Olive Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Olive Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Solomon, Nancy. "At Some N.J. Schools, D No Longer Counts As Passing", National Public Radio. October 8, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.