Mendham Township Public Schools

Mendham Township Public Schools
Address
18 West Main Street
Brookside
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07926
United States
Coordinates40°47′47″N 74°33′59″W / 40.796359°N 74.566513°W / 40.796359; -74.566513
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentSalvatore M. Constantino
Business administratorDonna Mosner
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment745 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty73.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.mendhamtwp.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,30663$18,89123.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,0974914,15913.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,476458,6599.4%
6Support Services2,046242,167−5.6%
8Administrative Cost1,865571,54720.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,981551,61222.9%
13Extracurricular Activities29262104180.8%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1704161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mendham Township Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Mendham Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 745 students and 73.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.[4]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Mendham High School, which is located in Mendham Borough and serves students from Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.[5] The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from Washington Township at West Morris Mendham High School.[6] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,142 students and 91.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[7]

Awards and recognition

Mendham Township Middle School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[8][9]

Mendham Township Elementary School was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools.[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12][13][14]

Elementary school
  • Mendham Township Elementary School[15] with 429 students in grades PreK-4
    • Julianne Kotcho, principal
Middle school
  • Mendham Township Middle School[16] with 313 students in grades 5-8
    • Patrick J. Ciccone, principal

Administration

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

  • Salvatore M. Constantino, superintendent[18]
  • Donna Mosner, business administrator and board secretary[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) 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

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mendham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Mendham Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022. "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 Mendham Township School District. Composition: The Mendham Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mendham Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  5. ^ School Profile 2016-2017, West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed March 19, 2017. "West Morris Mendham High School, serving grades 9-12, is a college preparatory institution. Students reside in either Mendham or Chester, which are both semi-rural communities with a mix of upper-middle class to high-income families."
  6. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  7. ^ School data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
  9. ^ 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  10. ^ 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Exemplary High Performing Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 26, 2019.
  11. ^ School Data for the Mendham Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Schools, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.
  13. ^ School Performance Reports for the Mendham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Mendham Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Mendham Township Elementary School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.
  16. ^ Mendham Township Middle School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Leadership, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.
  19. ^ Business Office Staff, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.
  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. ^ Board of Education, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed February 12, 2020.
  22. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Mendham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 19, 2024. "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 12.