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Green Township School District

Coordinates: 40°58′20″N 74°49′08″W / 40.972191°N 74.818977°W / 40.972191; -74.818977
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Green Township School District
Address
69 Mackerley Road
Greendell
, Sussex County, New Jersey, 07839
United States
Coordinates40°58′20″N 74°49′08″W / 40.972191°N 74.818977°W / 40.972191; -74.818977
District information
Gradeskindergarten-eighth grade
SuperintendentJennifer Cenatiempo
Business administratorKaren Constantino
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment401 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty42.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.greenhills.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,24522$18,891−8.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,9263014,159−1.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,504318,659−1.8%
6Support Services1,843172,167−15.0%
8Administrative Cost1,981601,54728.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,482251,612−8.1%
13Extracurricular Activities105271041.0%
16Median Teacher Salary67,4655361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Green Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Green Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 401 students and 42.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[1]

The district has participated in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program since its inception in 2013,[7] which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.[8] Available slots are announced annually by grade.[9]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Newton High School in Newton, together with students from Andover Borough and Andover Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Newton Public School District.[10][11] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 723 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[12]

History

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The earliest school in Green Township was established near Huntsville in 1790, and there were four schools in the township by 1902, including in the Tranquility section. A school in Huntsville that had been constructed in 1865 was in the path of the route of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Lackawanna Cut-off, so the company agreed to arrange for the construction of a new school facility.[13]

The district had been 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.[14]

School

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As of the 2023–24 school year, Green Hills School has an enrollment of 398 students in grades K–8.[15]

  • Jon Paul Bollette, principal[16]

Administration

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

  • Jennifer Cenatiempo, superintendent[18]
  • Karen Constantino, business administrator and board secretary[19]

Board of education

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The district's board of education, comprised 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 2013) 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

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for Green Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Green Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Green Township School District, adopted December 19, 2007. Accessed March 9, 2025. "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 eight in the Green Township School District. Composition: The Green Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Green Township."
  4. ^ Public School Directory 2024-2025, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Interdistrict School Choice, Green Township School District. Accessed March 9, 2025. "Green Hills School in Greendell, NJ has been an Interdistrict School Choice location since the inception of the program in 2013. Under the Interdistrict School Choice Program, interested New Jersey school districts apply to become choice districts, opening seats for non-resident students at the expense of the state."
  8. ^ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  9. ^ Green Township School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  10. ^ Green Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived October 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The Green Hills School provides a comprehensive education for the students of Green Township from grades Kindergarten through eighth grade, while sending its secondary students to Newton High School through a sending/receiving relationship. Green Hills is a Public School Choice district and can accept students from a 20-mile radius."
  11. ^ Welsome, Newton Public School District. Accessed March 9, 2025. "The Newton Public School District is a K-12 district with an enrollment over 1,500 students in our elementary, middle, and high schools. The high school is home to Newton residents as well as students from neighboring Andover Borough, Andover Township, and Green Township."
  12. ^ School data for Newton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ About Us, Green Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2022.
  14. ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  15. ^ School Data for the Green Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  16. ^ Principal/Coordinator of Instruction, Green Township School District. Accessed March 9, 2025.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Superintendent, Green Township School District. Accessed March 9, 2025.
  19. ^ Business Office, Green Township School District. Accessed March 9, 2025.
  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 for the Green Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 9, 2025. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
  22. ^ School Board, Green Township School District. Accessed March 9, 2025.
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