Blairstown Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Blairstown, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in

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through sixth grade.''2023–2024 Public School Directory''
Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024. Students from Hardwick Township, a non-operating school district attend Blairstown Elementary School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 432 students and 44.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

student–teacher ratio Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...

of 9.7:1.District information for Blairstown Elementary Township School District

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. Accessed February 1, 2024. The district is classified by the

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as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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. Students in seventh through twelfth grades for public school attend the North Warren Regional High School in Blairstown, a public secondary high school, serving students from the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 658 students and 56.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 11.6:1.

Schools

Blairstown Elementary School served 431 students in grades PreK-6, as of the 2021–22 school year. *Colleen Silvestri, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Patrick Ketch, superintendent *Donna Williams, school business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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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 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.Board of Education
Blairstown Township School District. Accessed September 18, 2023. "The Blairstown Township Board of Education has 9 elected members and the Business Administrator and Superintendent are non-voting members."

References

External links

Blairstown Township School District
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School Data for the Blairstown Township School District

North Warren Regional School District
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North Warren Regional High School

{{Warren County, New Jersey School Districts Blairstown, New Jersey Hardwick Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group FG School districts in Warren County, New Jersey Public elementary schools in New Jersey