Editing Lebanon Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Lebanon Township Schools]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref name=HunterdonSchools>[http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/schools/Directory.pdf ''2019-2020 Public School Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Department of Education. Accessed May 6, 2020.</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 624 students and 64.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3408460&DistrictID=3408460 District information for Lebanon Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408460 School Data for the Lebanon Township Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Valley View School<ref>[http://www.lebtwpk8.org/index.aspx?NID=35 Valley View School], Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.</ref> with 310 students in grades Pre-K–4 and 
Woodglen School<ref>[http://www.lebtwpk8.org/index.aspx?NID=9 Woodglen School], Lebanon Township Schools. Accessed May 6, 2020.</ref> with 320 students in grades 5–8.<ref name=HunterdonSchools/><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2600 New Jersey School Directory for the Lebanon Township Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Both schools are located in Lebanon Township, but have a [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon]] mailing address.

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Voorhees High School]], which also serves students from [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon]], [[Glen Gardner, New Jersey|Glen Gardner]], [[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton]], [[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge]] and [[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury Township]].<ref name=HunterdonSchools/><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/19/3660/060.html Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."</ref> As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 982 students and 83.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.8:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411610&ID=341161003026 School data for Voorhees High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> The school is part of the [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]], which also includes students from [[Bethlehem Township, New Jersey|Bethlehem Township]], [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton Town]], [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]], [[Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], [[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon Borough]] and [[Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Union Township]] who attend [[North Hunterdon High School]] in [[Annandale, New Jersey|Annandale]].<ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District], [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"</ref><ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/choice-of-district-school/ Information Regarding Choice of District School], [[North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District]]. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."</ref><ref>[http://www.nhvweb.net/index.php/boe-district-services/about/ About the District], North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Hunterdon County Vocational School District]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in [[Raritan Township, New Jersey|Raritan Township]] and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/how_to_get_your_kid_into_one_of_njs_elite_high_sch.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Hunterdon County's vo-tech district has three academies for high-achieving students, all operating in partnerships with local high schools.... The academies are open to all students in the county. Students in the 8th grade are required to submit an application, schedule an interview and take a placement exam."</ref>

Lebanon Township is also home to the Hunterdon Learning Center, an alternative education school founded by James Butters in 1975.<ref>[http://www.hunterdonlearning.com/ Home Page], Hunterdon Learning Center. Accessed January 6, 2008.</ref>