Sparta Township Public School District

Sparta Township Public School District
Address
18 Mohawk Avenue
, Sussex County, New Jersey, 07871
United States
Coordinates41°02′01″N 74°38′21″W / 41.033574°N 74.63908°W / 41.033574; -74.63908
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMatthew L. Beck
Business administratorJoanne Black
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment3,236 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty290.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.sparta.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,41153$18,8912.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,4842914,783−8.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,088338,763−7.7%
6Support Services2,085372,392−12.8%
8Administrative Cost1,363161,485−8.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,557301,783−12.7%
13Extracurricular Activities3321626823.9%
16Median Teacher Salary68,8635464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Sparta, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 3,236 students and 290.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.

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.