Editing Sparta, New Jersey (section)

===Public schools===
The [[Sparta Township Public School District]] serves students in public school from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=981ce638e82e443c83020f8850b0214e Sparta Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Sparta Township School District. Composition: The Sparta Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Sparta Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,236 students and 290.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415510&DistrictID=3415510 District information for Sparta Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415510 School Data for the Sparta Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Alpine Elementary School<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/Domain/8 Alpine Elementary School], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref> with 725 students in grades PreK-2, 
Mohawk Avenue School<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/Domain/10 Mohawk Avenue School], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref> with 231 students in grade 3, 
Helen Morgan School<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/Domain/9 Helen Morgan School], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref> with 476 students in grades 4-5, 
Sparta Middle School<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/Domain/12 Sparta Middle School], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref> with 719 students in grades 6-8,
[[Sparta High School (New Jersey)|Sparta High School]]<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/Domain/11 Sparta High School], Sparta Township Public School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref> with 1,065 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2021-22.pdf#page=21 ''Public School Directory 2021-2022''], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/4960 School Performance Reports for the Sparta Township Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4960 New Jersey School Directory for the Sparta Township Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The Sparta Education Foundation was founded in 2006 to help with budgetary issues in the Sparta school district and to bring extra funds to the public school district from concerned private citizens and groups.<ref>[http://www.spartaeducationfoundation.org/ Sparta Education Foundation]</ref> In 2009, the Foundation provided technology money for SMART boards and projectors in Alpine and Helen Morgan schools.<ref>[http://strausnews.com/articles/2009/03/11/sparta_independent/news/5.txt Foundation helps buy technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420090743/http://strausnews.com/articles/2009/03/11/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |date=April 20, 2012 }}, Sparta Independent</ref> The Board of Education office is located in the Mohawk Avenue School. Matthew L. Beck is the Superintendent of Schools.<ref>[https://www.sparta.org/domain/65 Superintendent's Corner], Sparta Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref>