The Mount Arlington School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Arlington, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Mount Arlington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mount Arlington School District, adopted December 16, 2013. Accessed November 4, 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 eight in the Mount Arlington School District. Composition: The Mount Arlington School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Arlington."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 357 students and 42.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.District information for Mount Arlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Roxbury High School in Roxbury, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roxbury School District. As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,171 students and 115.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.School data for Roxbury High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
History Students from Mount Arlington have been sent to Roxbury High School since the school was created in 1903.District History, Roxbury Public Schools. Accessed November 4, 2025. "From its inception in 1903, Roxbury High School had accepted tuition students from Mt. Olive, Chester, Randolph, and Mt. Arlington. By 1955, the high school had become so overcrowded that the Board of Education decided to stop accepting students from all of the sending towns except for Mt. Arlington, which is an arrangement that still exists today."O'Dea, Colleen. "State orders impact study of school regionalization", Daily Record, November 23, 2008. Accessed November 4, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Mount Arlington, K-8, sends its high school students to Roxbury, K-12."
The district had been 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.) are:School Performance Reports for the Mount Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Schools Edith M. Decker School (with 133 students in grades PreK–2, including a pre-school disabilities program). Along with classrooms, the facility contains a computer lab and a children's library. Mount Arlington Public School (with 217 students in grades 3–8). The facility contains a computer lab, an art and music classrooms, and a media center.
Both schools are located along the eastern bank of Lake Hopatcong.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Jane Mullins Jameson, interim superintendentMeet the Superintendent, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed November 4, 2025. Robin Tedesco, business administrator and board secretaryStaff Profile, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed November 4, 2025. Joe Coladarci, principalMeet the Principal, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed November 4, 2025.
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 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 Mount Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed November 4, 2025. "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 11.
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External links Mount Arlington School District
Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics