The Hardyston Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hardyston Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Hardyston Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hardyston Township School District, adopted August 10, 2021. Accessed March 25, 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 Hardyston Township School District. Composition The Hardyston Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hardyston Township."
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 593 students and 57.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.District information for Hardyston Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025. Available slots are announced annually by grade.Hardyston Township School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.
For ninth though twelfth grades, students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which consists of Franklin Borough, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District.Home page, Wallkill Valley Regional High School. Accessed October 28, 2017. "We proudly serve the districts of: Franklin | Hamburg | Hardyston | Ogdensburg"Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal" , New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin." As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 590 students and 52.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for Hardyston Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are:Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.School Performance Reports for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Elementary school Hardyston Township SchoolHardyston Township School, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022. with 318 students in grades PreK–5 Jennifer Cimaglia, principal Middle school Hardyston Middle SchoolHardyston Middle School, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022. with 274 students in grades 6–8
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:2021-2022 Student / Parent Handbook and School Calendar, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022.New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Michael Ryder, superintendentChief School Administrator, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 15, 2022. Richard Rennie, 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 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 for the Hardyston Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. "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 12.Board of Education Members, Hardyston Township School District. Accessed June 1, 2020.
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External links Hardyston Township School District
Data for Hardyston Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics