The Belvidere School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Belvidere in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Belvidere Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Belvidere School District, adopted October 27, 2021. Accessed March 6, 2025. "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 twelve in the Belvidere School District. Composition: The Belvidere School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Belvidere. High school students are received from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 580 students and 55.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.District information for Belvidere School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
Students from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts.Belvidere School District 2013-14 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 4, 2020. "The 2013-2014 school year was a successful year at the Belvidere School District. Our cluster which is comprised of Belvidere, Harmony, Hope and White (the 'Cluster') continue to work together with stakeholders to ensure the best possible educational experience for our students."Our District, Belvidere School District. Accessed The Belvidere School District is a comprehensive public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the town of Belvidere. The districts have two schools, located at our one campus: Belvidere Elementary (formerly Oxford Street School) which hosts pre-K through eighth grade and Belvidere High School which hosts ninth through twelfth grades. Students from Harmony Township, Hope Township, and White Township attend Belvidere High School through a sending/receiving partnership with the respected districts."
History As part of a cost-saving measure, Third Street School was closed after the 2018–19 school year and merged into Oxford Street Elementary School.Novak, Steve. "2 Warren County elementary schools may be closed as districts search for savings", The Express-Times, March 3, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2022. "A school board vote to close the Third Street Elementary School had been scheduled for Wednesday evening but was postponed because school board members wanted more information, Superintendent Chris Carrubba said."Third Street School Closing Transition Details , Belvidere School District. Accessed December 4, 2022. "PreK-5 classrooms will be in the current Oxford Street School. Grades 6-8 will be in the first floor front hallway of the high school as well as in 3 classrooms on the second floor of the high school."
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
The district had participated in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on July 14, 2000, to participate in the program.Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008. Seats in the program for non-resident students were specified by the district and allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Belvidere School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.) are:2024–2025 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.School Performance Reports for the Belvidere School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the Belvidere School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 4, 2020. Elementary school Belvidere Elementary SchoolBelvidere Elementary School, Belvidere School District. Accessed March 6, 2025. with 259 students in grades PreK–8 Jessica McKinney, principal High school Belvidere High SchoolBelvidere High School, Belvidere School District. Accessed March 6, 2025. with 318 students in grades 9–12 Christopher Karabinus, principal
Administration Senior members of the district's administration are:Administration, Belvidere School District. Accessed November 6, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Jessica Garcia, superintendent Rachelle Tjalma, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education The district's board of education is composed of nine 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 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.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.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Belvidere School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 6, 2025. "The Belvidere School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms and three sending district members appointed annually. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12. The board includes an additional member from each of the three sending districts.Board of Education members, Belvidere School District. Accessed March 6, 2025.
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External links Belvidere School District
Data for the Belvidere School District, National Center for Education Statistics