Mount Arlington School District
Address
446 Howard Boulevard
Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
United States
Coordinates40°56′02″N 74°37′47″W / 40.933784°N 74.629666°W / 40.933784; -74.629666
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentMonica Rowland
Business administratorTonya M. Flowers
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment362 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty35.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,86142$18,8915.1%
1Budgetary Cost17,7055514,15925.0%
2Classroom Instruction9,538438,65910.2%
6Support Services3,485552,16760.8%
8Administrative Cost1,985701,54728.3%
10Operations & Maintenance2,479581,61253.8%
13Extracurricular Activities2064610498.1%
16Median Teacher Salary60,9204961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Mount Arlington School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Arlington, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 362 students and 35.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[1]

The district is 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.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, students attend Roxbury High School in Roxbury, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roxbury School District.[5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,297 students and 125.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Schools

Both schools are located along the eastern bank of Lake Hopatcong.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mount Arlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Mount Arlington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed June 8, 2020. "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."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 3, 2015.
  5. ^ O'Dea, Colleen. "State orders impact study of school regionalization", Daily Record (Morristown), November 23, 2008. Accessed January 30, 2011. "Mount Arlington, K-8, sends its high school students to Roxbury, K-12."
  6. ^ School data for Roxbury High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ School Data for the Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. ^ Monica Rowland Appointed Superintendent, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed June 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Staff Profile, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed June 8, 2020.
  12. ^ Meet the Principal, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed June 8, 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Mount Arlington School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 8, 2020. " 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."
  15. ^ Board of Education, Mount Arlington School District. Accessed June 8, 2020.

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