Pequannock Township School District

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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,123 students and 167.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

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.

Awards and recognition
During the 2009–10 school year, Hillview School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

The NAMM Foundation named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.

Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are:
 * Elementary schools
 * Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School 290 with students in grades K-5
 * Matthew Reiner, principal
 * Hillview Elementary School 313 with students in grades K-5
 * Allison Stager, principal
 * North Boulevard Elementary School 340 with students in grades K-5
 * Theodore Loeffler, principal
 * Middle school
 * Pequannock Valley School with 459 students in grades 6-8
 * John Seborowski, principal


 * High school (9-12)
 * Pequannock Township High School with 701 students in grades 9-12
 * Richard M. Hayzler, principal

Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
 * Michael Portas, superintendent
 * Sallyann McCarty, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education
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 2015) 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.