The Andover Regional School District is a regional
public
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school district
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North America United States
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in
Sussex County,
New Jersey
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, United States, serving students in
pre-kindergarten through
eighth grade in the communities of
Andover Borough and
Andover Township.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 416 students and 52.2 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
[District information for Andover Regional School District]
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education as being in
District Factor Group
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Membership in a District Factor Group (DFG) is an indicator of the socioeconomic status of citizens in school districts of New Jersey. DFGs were first developed by the New Jersey Department of Education in 1975 for ...
"FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common
socioeconomic
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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Public school students in
ninth through
twelfth grade
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s from both Andover Borough and Andover Township attend
Newton High School in
Newton, together with students from
Green Township, as part of a
sending/receiving relationship
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with the
Newton Public School District
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. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 710 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics) are:
*Florence M. Burd Elementary School with 218 students in grades PreK-4
**Nicole Dilkes, principal
*Long Pond Middle School with 195 students in grades 5-8
**Bryan J. Fleming, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Clifford Burns, superintendent of schools
*Nicole Sylvester, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education is comprised of nine 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 of the constituent municipalities 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. Seats on the board are allocated based on population, with Andover Township assigned eight seats and Andover Borough assigned one seat.
[Sgarlato, Rose]
"Andover seeks board of education member"
''Township Journal'', July 22, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2020. "There are nine seats on the board, one of which is Andover Borough."
References
External links
Andover Regional School District*
Andover Regional School District National Center for Education StatisticsNewton High School
{{Education in Sussex County, New Jersey
Andover, New Jersey
Andover Township, New Jersey
New Jersey District Factor Group FG
School districts in Sussex County, New Jersey