Lafayette Township School District

The Lafayette Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lafayette Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.^[3]

Lafayette Township School District
Address
178 Beaver Run Road Lafayette, NJ 07848 Sussex County United States
Coordinates	41°07′58″N 74°39′15″W / 41.132648°N 74.654091°W / 41.132648; -74.654091
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Jennifer Cenatiempo
Business administrator	Erin Siipola
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	204 (as of 2018–19)^[1]
Faculty	22.7 FTEs^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.0:1^[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $21,286 50 $18,891 12.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,713 31 14,159 3.9% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,795 28 8,659 1.6% 6 Support Services 2,095 24 2,167 −3.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,886 63 1,547 21.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,760 36 1,612 9.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 162 38 104 55.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,290 37 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.^[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 204 students and 22.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend High Point Regional High School, which also serves students from Branchville, Frankford Township, Montague Township, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township (where the school is located).^[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 893 students and 81.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:

Elementary schools

• Lafayette Township Elementary School with 203 students in grades PreK-8
  • Gerard Fazzio, assistant principal^[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[9][10]

• Jennifer Cenatiempo, superintendent
• Erin Siipola, 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.^[11][12][13]

References

1. District information for Lafayette Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Lafayette Township School District. Accessed September 5, 2020. "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 Lafayette Township School District. Composition: The Lafayette Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lafayette Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
5. High Point Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive high school serving the diversified needs of the three surrounding K through 8 school districts of Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, and Sussex-Wantage."
6. "2016-17 School Profile", High Point Regional High School. Accessed March 18, 2018. "Located 63 miles northwest of Manhattan in bucolic Sussex, County NJ, High Point serves students from six municipalities: Branchville, Lafayette, Frankford, Montague, Sussex, and Wantage."
7. School data for High Point Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School Data for the Lafayette Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. Administration, Lafayette Township School District. Accessed September 5, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. 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.
12. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lafayette Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The Board is an instrnmentality 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."
13. Board Of Education Members, Lafayette Township School District. Accessed September 5, 2020.

External links

• Lafayette Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Lafayette Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Lafayette Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• High Point Regional High School