Sparta Township Public School District

Sparta Township Public School District
18 Mohawk Avenue Sparta, NJ 07871
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dennis Tobin
Business administrator	Linda Alvarez
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,697 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty	268.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	13.78:1
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	http://www.sparta.org
Ind. Per Pupil District Spending Rank (*) K-12 Average %± vs. Average 1A Total Spending $19,411 53 $18,891 2.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,484 29 14,783 -8.8% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,088 33 8,763 -7.7% 6 Support Services 2,085 37 2,392 -12.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,363 16 1,485 -8.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,557 30 1,783 -12.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 332 16 268 23.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 68,863 54 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves over students from Sparta Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The Board of Education Offices are located in the Mohawk Avenue School Building.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 3,697 students and 268.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.78:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.^[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[4]) are:^[5][6]

Elementary schools

• Helen Morgan School^[7] (PreK-2; 734 students). Helen Morgan had 800 students in PreK-2 and now houses grades 4 and 5 for the 2013–14 school year. It is located at 100 Stanhope Road. The principal is Michael Gregory and the assistant principal is Frank Ciaburri.
• Alpine Elementary School^[8] (grade 3; had 838 students in 3-5). Alpine and Helen Morgan both used to split the population of students in grades K–6. After that, they were K–4. In 2012, Alpine took grades 3 through 5 as a result of the Mohawk Avenue school closing, and served 843 students. With the reopening of Mohawk Avenue School, the grades will be rearranged yet again so that Alpine is grades 1 though 3. Alpine School is located at 151 Andover Road. The principal of Alpine School is Giuseppe Leone and the assistant principal is Peter Miller.
• Mohawk Avenue School^[9] (4-5; NA). Mohawk Avenue was originally the high school in Sparta. Then it became the middle school serving 7 and 8th grade students. It then became a school housing only 5th grade students. In 2012, the school was closed and Helen Morgan and Alpine were rearranged to hold the extra students. In the 2012–13 school year, the building was used only as the board of education building. For the next year the school has been reopened to serve students in PreK and kindergarten. The school is located at 18 Mohawk Avenue. The current principal of Mohawk Avenue is Laura Trent. The school splits both pre-k and kindergarten into AM and PM classes.

Middle school

• Sparta Middle School^[10] (6-8; 923). Construction of the Middle School was completed in 1999. It served grades 5 through 8 in its first year and grades 6 through 8 after that. The Principal is Douglas Layman. The two assistant principals are Brad Davis and Tracy Rivera.

High school

• Sparta High School^[11] (9-12; 1,202). The high school was constructed in 1959. Beginning in 2007, the school was being renovated which relocated some classes to mobile trailers. It was completed in 2009. The school is located at 70 West Mountain Road. The principal at Sparta High School is Dr. Daneil Johnson. The vice principals are Steve Stoner and Jannet Ferraro.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[12][13]

• Dennis Tobin, Superintendent
• Linda Alvarez, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. District information for Sparta Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 13, 2014.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2014.
4. School Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 13, 2014.
5. Home page, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014. "The Alpine School is home to our Prekindergarten and Kindergarten students, along with grades one and two. The Mohawk Avenue School houses students in grades three, and the Helen Morgan School houses students in grades four and five. The Sparta Middle School contains grades six through eight, and our High School is comprised of grades nine through twelve."
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Sparta Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 13, 2014.
7. Helen Morgan School, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
8. Alpine Elementary School, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
9. Mohawk Avenue School, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
10. Sparta Middle School, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
11. Sparta High School, Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
12. Staff Directory, Sparta Township School District. Accessed August 13, 2014.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 13, 2014.

External links

• Sparta Township Public School District
• Sparta Township Public School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Sparta Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 41°02′01″N 74°38′21″W / 41.033574°N 74.63908°W