The Franklin Borough School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

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, in Sussex County,

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 439 students and 47.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.2:1.District information for Franklin Borough School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the

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as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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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. For

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through

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s, public school students attend

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which also serves students from Hardyston Township, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 604 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 10.8:1.

History

A two-room school opened in 1871 with an enrollment of 50 students as Franklin's first public school. The building was expanded in 1914 to accommodate a vocational school in the central portion of the building, a left wing was added in 1922 and a right wing was constructed in 1926 at a cost of $150,000, opening in September 1927. Franklin Industrial School had its first graduating class in 1924 with nine students, which rose to `4 in 1928 when the first full class graduated.Franklin School History
Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. School history records that

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, a frequent visitor to the Franklin area, and a group of local engineers oversaw the design of a baseball field whose dimensions matched those of the original

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. A 1960 construction project that added an auditorium and gymnasium to the school necessitated moving the field's original grandstand, considered at the time to be one of the best in the country. 1972 featured the school's largest graduating class, which declined after the opening of

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. Until then, students from

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, Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Ogdensburg and

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all attended the high school as part of

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s. In September 1982, Wallkill Valley Regional High School opened its doors, and Franklin High School closed theirs, making the class of 1982 the final class to graduate from Franklin High School. Franklin School K-12 then became Franklin Elementary School K-8.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are: *Franklin Borough School (438 students) **Dr. Lisa Vallacchi, vice principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Contact School, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. *J.R. Giacchi, superintendent and principal *Barbara Decker, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.Board of Education
Franklin Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.

References

External links

Franklin Borough School District
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School Data for the Franklin Borough School District

Wallkill Valley Regional High School
{{Education in Sussex County, New Jersey Franklin, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group CD School districts in Sussex County, New Jersey Public K–8 schools in New Jersey