As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 105 students and 14.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.2:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Frenchtown was tied for the 18th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 129 students.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.[7]
Prior to the completion of Delaware Valley Regional High School, which opened in September 1959, students from Frenchtown had attended Frenchtown High School, which held its final graduation ceremonies in June 1959.[13][14] The school building had been built in 1925 to serve grades K-12, with the high school on the top floor. The school building was named for Edith Ort Thomas, who served as a teacher and board member for a half century.[15]
School
Edith Ort Thomas Elementary School had an enrollment of 108 students in the 2021–22 school year.[16][17]
The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 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.[22][23][24] In February 2012, elections were shifted from April to November.[25]
^Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 18. Frenchtown Borough (tie); Enrollment: 129; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon; Town population: 1,373"
^Delaware Valley Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed May 2, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Composition: The Delaware Valley Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
^Delaware Valley Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
^About Us, Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
^"High School Holds Final Graduation", Courier News, June 13, 1959. Accessed December 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The school ball field was the setting for the 32nd and final graduation exercises of the Frenchtown High School Thursday evening. George Kinney Sr., president of the Frenchtown Board of Education, awarded diplomas to 62 pupils. Next September, Frenchtown High School pupils will attend Delaware Valley Regional High School in Alexandria Township."
^Our Story, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed December 24, 2022. "The 25-room school, built for $1,600,000, replaced Frenchtown High School..... September 9, 1959, the first day of school, began with 24 faculty members.... Approximately 434 students rode on 10 bus routes, but the school was expected to grow."
^Our School, Frenchtown School District. Accessed December 24, 2022. "Frenchtown School was built in 1925 as a K-12 building. The second floor of our building was originally the high school and the elementary students were downstairs.... Our school was renamed Edith Ort Thomas Elementary School in 1976 in honor of Edith Ort who was a math teacher and board member. Edith Ort served Frenchtown School for over 50 years."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Frenchtown Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine [sic] members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8."
^Mustac, Frank. "Frenchtown school board votes to move elections to November", Independent Press, February 1, 2012. Accessed October 18, 2014. "The borough Board of Education unanimously decided to move the school election to November. This move would also eliminate the public vote on the school budget so long as it is under the state-mandated cap."
