Chester Township Public School District

Chester Township Public School District
Superintendent:		Dr. Christine VanWoert
Business Administrator:		Mary Jane Canose
Address:		415 Route 24 Chester, NJ 07930
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		3
Enrollment:		1,441 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		110.5
Student–teacher ratio:		13.0
District Factor Group:		J
Web site:		http://www.chester-nj.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$12,553	53	$12,420	1.1%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,498	43	7,588	-1.2%
6	Support Services	1,386	16	1,771	-21.7%
8	Administrative Cost	1,473	50	1,411	4.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,661	73	1,462	13.6%
13	Extracurricular Activities	107	59	97	10.3%
16	Median Teacher Salary	63,196	79	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Chester Township Public School District is a fully accredited elementary district responsible for the education of students in kindergarten through eighth grades. The school district serves two municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey: Chester Borough and Chester Township.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,441 students and 110.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.^[1]

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve in both communities attend West Morris Mendham High School, part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township.^[3]

Schools

The district is composed of the following schools (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[4]):

Elementary schools

• Dickerson Elementary School (K-2, 429 students)
  • Melissa Fair, Principal
• Bragg Intermediate School (3-5, 507 students)
  • Dr. Christina VanWoert, Principal

Middle School

• Black River Middle School (6-8, 504 students)
  • Robert Mullen, Principal
  • Carmine Ciriaco, Vice Principal

Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on County Route 510, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on County Route 513 (North Road), north of Chester Borough.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[5]

• Dr. Christine VanWoert, Superintendent
• Mary Jane Canose, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Chester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 28, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 28, 2011. "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 district serves the students of five Morris County communities, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township, in grades 9 through 12. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
4. ^ Chester Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 28, 2011.
5. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Chester Township Public School District
• Chester Township Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Chester Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°46′41″N 74°40′01″W / 40.778103°N 74.666955°W / 40.778103; -74.666955