Hillsborough Township School District
Encyclopedia
The Hillsborough Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students from Hillsborough Township
in Somerset County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The district serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students from Millstone
attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,527 students and 526.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-4)
Intermediate School
Middle School
High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students from Hillsborough Township
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 38,303....
in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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. The district serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students from Millstone
Millstone, New Jersey
Millstone is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 418.Millstone was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 14, 1894, from portions of Hillsborough Township, based on the results of...
attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,527 students and 526.0 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 14.3.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 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...
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Amsterdam Elementary School (520 students)
- Hillsborough Elementary School (491)
- Sunnymead Elementary School (459)
- Triangle Elementary School (398)
- Woodfern Elementary School (443)
- Woods Road Elementary School (439)
Intermediate School
- Auten Road Intermediate School (grades 5 and 6; 1,203)
Middle School
- Hillsborough Middle School (grades 7 and 8; 1,262)
High School
- Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough High School (New Jersey)Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hillsborough Township School District...
(grades 9-12; 2,312)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Edward J. Forsthoffer, III, Superintendent
- Aiman A. Mahmoud, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Hillsborough Township School District
- Data for the Hillsborough Township 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...