The Great Meadows Regional School District is a regional public school district in Warren County, New Jersey. The district serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Independence and Liberty townships.
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Hackettstown High School in Hackettstown as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackettstown School District.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 959 students and 81.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8.
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.
The board of education consists of nine members, with six from Independence Township and three from Liberty Township. A member represents the Board on the Hackettstown Board of Education to deal with issues pertaining to Hackettstown High School and the Hackettstown School District.
Read more about Great Meadows Regional School District: Schools, Administration
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