School district in Morris County, New Jersey, US
| Rockaway Township Public Schools |
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16 School Road
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07842
United States |
| Coordinates | 40°56′37″N 74°29′36″W / 40.943649°N 74.493347°W / 40.943649; -74.493347 |
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| Grades | K-8 |
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| Superintendent | Richard R. Corbett |
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| Business administrator | Megan Slamb |
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| Schools | 6 |
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| Enrollment | 2,386 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
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| Faculty | 248.2 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 9.6:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | I |
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| Website | www.rocktwp.net |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
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K-8
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $19,907 | 75 | $18,891 | 5.4% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 17,159 | 81 | 14,159 | 21.2% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,883 | 78 | 8,659 | 14.1% | | 6 | Support Services | 3,109 | 81 | 2,167 | 43.5% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,931 | 77 | 1,547 | 24.8% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,219 | 82 | 1,612 | 37.7% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 11 | 3 | 104 | −89.4% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 63,487 | 59 | 61,136 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84 |
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The Rockaway Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Rockaway Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,386 students and 248.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[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.[4]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend either Morris Hills High School (those living in the White Meadow Lake section and other southern portions of the township) or Morris Knolls High School (the remainder of the township). Morris Hills (located in Rockaway Borough) also serves students from Wharton and some from Rockaway Borough (those mostly north of Route 46); Morris Knolls (located in Denville) serves all students from Denville and portions of Rockaway Borough (those mostly south of Route 46).[5] As of the 2022–23 school year, Morris Hills High School had an enrollment of 1,187 students and 117.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1,[6] while Morris Knolls had an enrollment of 1,447 students and 130.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) and a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[7] The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, a magnet high school program that is part of the Morris County Vocational School District is jointly operated on the Morris Hills campus.[8] The two high schools are part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District.[9]
- ^ a b c d District information for Rockaway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Rockaway Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification, Rockaway Township Public Schools, last edited January 2013. Accessed September 27, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Rockaway Township School District. Composition: The Rockaway Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rockaway Township."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 6, 2015.
- ^ About Us, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed September 27, 2024. "Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southernmost portion of Rockaway Township.... and the White Meadow Lake portion of Rockaway Township; Rockaway Borough north of Route #46 as well as within the area of Rockaway Road, the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46. Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46".
- ^ School data for Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ School data for Morris Knolls High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Home page, Morris Hills High School. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."
- ^ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2015. "Our schools' success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton - people who care about their children and who value education."