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Coordinates: 40°4059N 74°5937W / 40.683067°N 74.993562°W / 40.683067; -74.993562
 

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Bethlehem Township School District
Address
940 Iron Bridge Road
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 08802
United States
Coordinates40°40′59N 74°59′37W / 40.683067°N 74.993562°W / 40.683067; -74.993562
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentEdward Abato
Business administratorBrian Latzke
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment368 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty38.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.btschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,49553$18,89113.8%
1Budgetary Cost16,8675414,15919.1%
2Classroom Instruction10,005538,65915.5%
6Support Services2,512452,16715.9%
8Administrative Cost1,823461,54717.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,319601,61243.9%
13Extracurricular Activities20952104101.0%
16Median Teacher Salary57,3912161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Bethlehem Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 368 students and 38.3 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 North Hunterdon High SchoolinAnnandale, which also serves students from Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.[5] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,358 students and 119.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[6] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School.[7][8][9]

Schools[edit]

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

Elementary school
Middle school

Extracurricular activities[edit]

Administration[edit]

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

Board of education[edit]

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee 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 either two or 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.[18][19][20]

References[edit]

  • ^ Bethlehem Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed August 1, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eighth in the Bethlehem Township School District. Composition The Bethlehem Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bethlehem Township."
  • ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  • ^ Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 1, 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)."
  • ^ School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  • ^ 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."
  • ^ Public School Directory 2019-2020 Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  • ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, updated November 16, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2016. "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"
  • ^ School Data for the Bethlehem Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  • ^ 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  • ^ School Performance Reports for the Bethlehem Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  • ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bethlehem Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  • ^ Thomas B. Conley Elementary School, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  • ^ Ethel Hoppock Middle School, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  • ^ Faculty, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed August 1, 2023.
  • ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bethlehem Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed March 31, 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 seven members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8."
  • ^ Board of Education, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed August 1, 2023.
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