Editing Walpack Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students in [[kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] attend the schools of the [[Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District]], together with students from [[Sandyston Township, New Jersey|Sandyston Township]].<ref>[https://www.sandystonwalpack.org/about About], Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District. Accessed June 22, 2020. "The Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School is a K-6 district with an enrollment of about 120 students. The school is located in a beautiful portion of northwest New Jersey. The elementary students who live in the townships of Sandyston and Walpack attend here. The students of middle and high school age attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township."</ref> The school is located in the [[Layton, New Jersey|Layton]] section of Sandyston Township. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 120 students and 14.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414610&DistrictID=3414610 District information for Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Sandyston-Walpack had the 26th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 149 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 26. Sandyston-Walpack Township (tie;) Enrollment: 149; Grades: K-6; County: Sussex; Town population: 2,014"</ref>

Students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]] from Sandyston and Walpack Townships for public school attend [[Kittatinny Regional High School]] located in [[Hampton Township, New Jersey|Hampton Township]], which also serves students who reside in [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] and [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/37/2465/000.html Kittatiny Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1020 students."</ref><ref>[https://www.krhs.net/News/6 Kittatinny has a New Look], [[Kittatinny Regional High School]]. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1020 students."</ref> The high school is located on a {{convert|96|acres|adj=on}} campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the [[county seat]] of [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton]]. Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence]] in 1997–98.<ref name=blueribbon>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed June 22, 2020.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 781 students and 79.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.8:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408060&ID=340806005372 School data for Kittatinny Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>