Chester Township Public School District
Encyclopedia
The Chester Township Public School District is a fully accredited elementary district responsible for the education of students in kindergarten through eighth grades. The school district serves two municipalities in Morris County
, New Jersey
: Chester Borough and Chester Township
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,441 students and 110.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
Students in public school for grades nine through twelve in both communities attend West Morris Mendham High School
, part of the West Morris Regional High School District
, which serves students from the surrounding Morris County
school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township
and from Washington Township
.
):
Elementary schools
Middle School
Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on County Route 510
, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on County Route 513
(North Road), north of Chester Borough.
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
: Chester Borough and Chester Township
Chester Township, New Jersey
Chester Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 7,838....
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,441 students and 110.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.
Students in public school for grades nine through twelve in both communities attend West Morris Mendham High School
West Morris Mendham High School
West Morris Mendham High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States...
, part of the West Morris Regional High School District
West Morris Regional High School District
The West Morris Regional High School District is a regional public high school district in New Jersey that serves students from the surrounding Morris County communities of Chester Borough , Chester Township , Mendham Borough , Mendham Township and from Washington Township...
, which serves students from the surrounding Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township
Mendham Township, New Jersey
Mendham Township is an affluent township in Morris County, in the central portion of northern New Jersey, United States, located more than due west of New York City. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 5,400...
and from Washington Township
Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey
Washington Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 18,533. It's one of six municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name Washington. Washington, New Jersey, in fact is only away...
.
Schools
The district is composed of the following schools (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
):
Elementary schools
- Dickerson Elementary School (K-2, 429 students)
- Melissa Fair, Principal
- Bragg Intermediate School (3-5, 507 students)
- Dr. Christina VanWoert, Principal
Middle School
- Black River Middle School (6-8, 504 students)
- Robert Mullen, Principal
- Carmine Ciriaco, Vice Principal
Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on County Route 510
County Route 510 (New Jersey)
County Route 510 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from North Road in Chester to McCarter Highway in Newark.A separate, westbound portion of CR 510 stretches through Morristown.-Morris County:...
, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on County Route 513
County Route 513 (New Jersey)
County Route 513 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Kingwood Avenue in Frenchtown to Lakeside Road in West Milford...
(North Road), north of Chester Borough.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Christine VanWoert, Superintendent
- Mary Jane Canose, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Chester Township Public School District
- Chester Township Public School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...