Editing Chester Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
Students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Chester School District]], together with children from [[Chester Borough, New Jersey|Chester Borough]].<ref name=About>[https://www.chester-nj.org/domain/9 About Our District], Chester School District. Accessed February 12, 2020. "Students in grades nine through twelve go to the West Morris Regional High School District. The district is composed of Dickerson Elementary School (K-2), Bragg Intermediate School (3-5), and Black River Middle School (6-8). Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on Route 24, east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on Route 513 (North Road), north of Chester Borough. The school district serves two municipalities, Chester Borough and Chester Township."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,047 students and 106.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403060&DistrictID=3403060 District information for Chester Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403060 School Data for the Chester School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are
Dickerson Elementary School<ref>[https://www.chester-nj.org/dickerson Dickerson Elementary School], Chester School District. Accessed August 18, 2022.</ref> with 317 students in grades PreK–2, Bragg Elementary School<ref>[https://www.chester-nj.org/bragg Bragg Elementary School], Chester School District. Accessed August 18, 2022.</ref> with 325 students in grades 3–5 and Black River Middle School<ref>[https://www.chester-nj.org/brms Black River Middle School], Chester School District. Accessed August 18, 2022.</ref> with 402 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://www.chester-nj.org/domain/88 School Directory], Chester School District. Accessed August 18, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/0820 School Performance Reports for the Chester Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0820 New Jersey School Directory for the Chester School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Dickerson and Bragg Schools are located on [[County Route 510 (New Jersey)|County Route 510]], east of Chester Borough; Black River Middle School is on [[County Route 513 (New Jersey)|County Route 513]] (North Road), north of Chester Borough.<ref name=About/> As a consolidated school district, all residents in the two constituent municipalities vote for board of education members who represent the entire district, not just the municipality in which they reside.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/0820.pdf#page=8 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Chester School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 1, 2020. "The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to preschool through eighth grade for the students residing in Chester Township and Chester Borough and is considered a Consolidated School District."</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s in both communities attend [[West Morris Mendham High School]], which serves students from the surrounding [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, [[Mendham Borough, New Jersey|Mendham Borough]] and [[Mendham Township, New Jersey|Mendham Township]]. The high school is part of the [[West Morris Regional High School District]], which also serves students from [[Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], who attend [[West Morris Central High School]].<ref>[https://www.wmrhsd.org/boe/about_the_board About the Board], West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 17, 2020. "The West Morris Regional High School District (WMRHSD) Board of Education is comprised of nine members who represent five municipalities in western Morris County; Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, and Washington Township. Because Chester Borough and Chester Township have joined to form a consolidated K–8 school district, there are a total of four separate K–8 districts that send students to the WMRHSD."</ref><ref>[http://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 June 4, 2016. "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 of 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, 2023. 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 two seats assigned to Chester Township.<ref>[https://www.wmrhsd.org/boe/board_of_education Board of Education], West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed February 12, 2020.</ref>

[[Gill St. Bernard's School]], established in 1900, is a private, [[nonsectarian]], [[coeducation]]al, [[College-preparatory school|college preparatory]] [[day school]], serving students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]], located on a {{Convert|200|acres|adj=on}} campus along the [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]]-[[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] county line between [[Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey|Peapack-Gladstone]] and Chester Township.<ref>[https://www.gsbschool.org/about/mission-history/school-history School History], [[Gill St. Bernard's School]]. Accessed July 9, 2023. "Today there are three divisions—a Lower, a Middle and an Upper School—located on 208 acres, which span the Somerset-Morris County line between the Borough of Peapack-Gladstone and Chester Township."</ref>