Kingwood Township School District

{{Short description|School district in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox school district

| name = Kingwood Township School District

| superintendent = Rick Falkenstein

| businessadmin = Bobbie Beriont

| address = 880 County Road 519

| city = Kingwood Township

| county = Hunterdon County

| state = New Jersey

| zipcode = 08825

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|40.505307|-75.013643|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| grades = PreK-8

| schools = 1

| enrollment = 324 (as of 2022–23)

| faculty = 36.2 FTEs

| ratio = 9.0:1

| free_label = District Factor Group

| free_text = FG

| website = {{URL|https://www.kingwoodschool.org/}}

| module = {{New Jersey school district spending table|embed=yes

| year = 2014

| graderange = K-8

| enrollrange = up to 400

| rangecount = 71

| indAdist = 17908| indArank = 32| indAavg = 18891

| ind1dist = 15433| ind1rank = 39| ind1avg = 14159

| ind2dist = 9449| ind2rank = 41| ind2avg = 8659

| ind6dist = 2258| ind6rank = 29| ind6avg = 2167

| ind8dist = 1847| ind8rank = 59| ind8avg = 1547

| ind10dist = 1699| ind10rank = 32| ind10avg = 1612

| ind13dist = 166| ind13rank = 40| ind13avg = 104

| ind16dist = 56410| ind16rank = 26| ind16avg = 61136

}}

}}

The Kingwood Township School District is a community public school district that serves students ranging from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Kingwood Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4744/KTS/4257514/0110_IDENTIFICATION.pdf Kingwood Township Board of Education Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Kingwood Township School District, adpted May 26, 2009. Accessed April 29, 2025. "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 Kingwood Township School District. Composition: The Kingwood Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Kingwood Township. "[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/16215/2024-2025-Public-School-Directory-003?bidId= 2024-2025 Public School Directory], Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2025.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/19/2450 School Performance Reports for the Kingwood Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2450 New Jersey School Directory for the Kingwood Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 324 students and 36.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408010&DistrictID=3408010 District information for Kingwood Township School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.[https://www.nj.gov/education/choice/districts/index.shtml List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025. Available slots are announced annually by grade.[https://www.nj.gov/education/choice/districts/hunterdon/kingwood_twp_sd.shtml Kingwood Township School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School,[https://www.kingwoodschool.org/page/about About], Kingwood Township School District. Accessed April 29, 2025. "Located in a beautiful rural area of Hunterdon County, the Kingwood Township School District is a preschool through eighth grade school district that serves approximately 335 students. The district sends its students to the Delaware Valley Regional High School District for grades 9 through 12." together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Holland Township and Milford borough.[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f6c09ab4e35d4f5582368558e635a06a Delaware Valley Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed May 5, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Composition: The Delaware Valley Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1050/000.html Delaware Valley Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233328/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/19/1050/000.html |date=April 7, 2017 }}, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 5, 2020. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."[https://www.dvrhs.org/page/our-story Our Story], Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 5, 2020. "Delaware Valley Regional High School was the third high school created in Hunterdon County. Supported by voters and bond money from the five municipalities of Alexandria, Holland, and Kingwood townships; Frenchtown, and Milford, it was in the 'geographic center of the region it serves,' according to news accounts."[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=66 School Business Administrators], Hunterdon County, New Jersey Superintendent of Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 722 students and 59.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403750&ID=340375002978 School data for Delaware Valley Regional High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.