Editing Mendham Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Mendham Township Public Schools]].<ref>[https://www.mendhamtwp.org/uploaded/Board_Policies/0000_Series_BYLAWS/0110-_IDENTIFICATION.pdf Mendham Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022. "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 Mendham Township School District. Composition: The Mendham Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mendham Township."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 745 students and 73.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409930&DistrictID=3409930 District information for Mendham Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–2021 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409930 School Data for the Mendham Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Mendham Township Elementary School<ref>[https://www.mendhamtwp.org/elementary-school-home Mendham Township Elementary School], Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.</ref> with 429 students in grades Pre-K–4 and 
Mendham Township Middle School<ref>[https://www.mendhamtwp.org/middle-school-home Mendham Township Middle School], Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.</ref> with 313 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://www.mendhamtwp.org/schools Schools], Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed July 21, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/3100 School Performance Reports for the Mendham Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3100 New Jersey School Directory for the Mendham Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Mendham Township Middle School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the [[United States Department of Education]]'s [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]].<ref>Goldman, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/education/2014/10/which_nj_schools_were_named_to_national_blue_ribbon_list.html "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2014/national.pdf#page=17 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref> Mendham Township Elementary School was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools.<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2019/2019_exemplary_high_performing_schools.pdf#page=20 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Exemplary High Performing Schools], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed February 12, 2020.</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[West Morris Mendham High School]], which is located in [[Mendham Borough, New Jersey|Mendham Borough]] and serves students from [[Chester, New Jersey|Chester Borough]], [[Chester Township, New Jersey|Chester Township]], Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.<ref>[http://mendham.wmrhsd.org/WWW_FILES/2016%20-17%20School%20Profile.pdf School Profile 2016-2017], West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed March 19, 2017. "West Morris Mendham High School, serving grades 9-12, is a college preparatory institution. Students reside in either Mendham or Chester, which are both semi-rural communities with a mix of upper-middle class to high-income families."</ref> The school is part of the [[West Morris Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] at [[West Morris Central High School]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/5660/000.html West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 27, 2020. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,142 students and 91.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.4:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417550&ID=341755004552 School data for West Morris Mendham High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> The district's [[board of education]] is comprised nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/5660.pdf#page=8 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the West Morris Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 12, 2020. "The School District is administered by a nine-member Board of Education (“the Board”), with three members elected each year for three-year terms."</ref> The nine seats on the board of education are allocated based on the populations of the constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Mendham Township.<ref>[https://www.wmrhsd.org/boe/board_of_education Board of Education], West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed February 12, 2020.</ref>