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Phillipsburg School District

The Phillipsburg School District is a comprehensive public school district in Phillipsburg, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from a population of 16,000 people and an area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) in Phillipsburg and other neighboring communities along the Delaware River.[4] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[5] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[6][7]

Phillipsburg School District
Address
445 Marshall Street
Phillipsburg
, Warren County, New Jersey, 08865
United States
Coordinates40°41′46″N 75°10′48″W / 40.69609°N 75.179951°W / 40.69609; -75.179951
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentGregory Troxell
Business administratorStaci Horne
Schools5
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment3,989 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty354.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.pburgsd.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,43677$18,8918.2%
1Budgetary Cost16,4368414,78311.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,980908,76313.9%
6Support Services2,586762,3928.1%
8Administrative Cost1,671851,48512.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,822691,7832.2%
13Extracurricular Activities3509026830.6%
16Median Teacher Salary68,5617464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,989 students and 354.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[8]

The district's high school serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and from five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.[4][9]

Schools

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The October 16, 1958 program for Phillipsburg High School football game against Allen High School at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown on October 16, 1958

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

Early childhood
  • Early Childhood Learning Center[14] with 446 students in grades PreK-K
    • Natalie Steckel, principal[15]
Elementary schools
  • Phillipsburg Primary School[16] with 397 students in grades 1-2
    • Raffaele LaForgia, principal[17]
  • Phillipsburg Elementary School[18] with 595 students in grades 3-5
    • Darlene M. Noel, principal[19]
Middle school
  • Phillipsburg Middle School[20] with 664 students in grades 6-8
    • Raffaele LaForgia, principal[21]
High schools
Main article: Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)
  • Phillipsburg High School[22] with 1,794 students in grades 9-12. The Phillipsburg High School Stateliners have an athletic rivalry with neighboring Easton, Pennsylvania's Easton Area High School, which celebrated its 100th anniversary game on Thanksgiving Day 2006.[23] The teams from the 1993 Easton-Phillipsburg game, which ended in a 7–7 tie, faced off again in 2009 in the Gatorade Replay series to resolve the game, with more than 13,000 fans watching as Phillipsburg won by a score of 27–12.[24]
    • Kyle Rovi, principal[25]

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[26][27]

  • Gregory Troxell, superintendent[28]
  • Staci Horne, business administrator and board secretary[29]

Board of education

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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.[30][31] Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong townships each have an appointed representative serving on the school board.[32][33]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for Phillipsburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Phillipsburg Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024. "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 twelve in the Phillipsburg School District. Composition: The Phillipsburg School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Phillipsburg."
  4. ^ a b About PSD, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."
  5. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the 'thorough and efficient' education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  6. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Phillipsburg High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 13, 2017. "At the secondary level, the district serves not only students from the town of Phillipsburg which makes up 41% of the high school population, but also students from the surrounding boroughs of Alpha and Bloomsbury, as well as the townships of Greenwich, Lopatcong, and Pohatcong."
  10. ^ School Data for the Phillipsburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ 2023–2024 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  12. ^ School Performance Reports for the Phillipsburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Phillipsburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Early Childhood Learning Center, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  15. ^ Administration Office, Early Childhood Learning Center. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Phillipsburg Primary School, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  17. ^ Faculty and Staff, Phillipsburg Primary School. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  18. ^ Phillipsburg Elementary School, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  19. ^ Principal's Page, Phillipsburg Elementary School. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  20. ^ Phillipsburg Middle School, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  21. ^ Principal's Page, Phillipsburg Middle School. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  22. ^ Phillipsburg High School, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  23. ^ Patrick, Dick. "High school rivals are like family", USA Today, September 21, 2005. Accessed August 17, 2012. "Phillipsburg (N.J.)-Easton (Pa.): The game, played on Thanksgiving morning at Lafayette College in Easton, will celebrate 100 years in 2006."
  24. ^ Conover, Allan. "Phillipsburg beats Easton in Gatorade Replay football", Warren Reporter, April 29, 2009. Accessed August 17, 2012. "For almost three toasty hours earlier in the day, however, Wargo had been among the most prominent Phillipsburg football players in Lafayette College's Fisher Stadium and was a key performer in the Stateliners' 27-12 triumph over Easton as 13,350 sun-baked spectators looked on. Wargo, a tackle, was selected as the game's 'Outstanding Defensive Player,' an honor he never gave a thought to while helping the 'Exliners' win the rematch of the 1993 Thanksgiving Day battle which ended in a 7-7 stalemate."
  25. ^ Student / Parent Welcome Letter 2023-2024, Phillipsburg High School. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  26. ^ Staff Directory, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  27. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  28. ^ A Message from the Superintendent, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  29. ^ Business Staff Directory, Phillipsburg Primary School. Accessed August 12, 2024.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Philipsburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 7, 2024. "The Phillipsburg School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 15.
  32. ^ Board of Education Information, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024. "The Phillipsburg School District Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected by the constituents of the Town of Phillipsburg. Additional members are representatives from our sending municipalities of: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong."
  33. ^ Board of Education Members, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed August 12, 2024.
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