Editing Liberty Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
Public school students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Great Meadows Regional School District]], together with students from [[Independence Township, New Jersey|Independence Township]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=009a79dcf8674dddb756b02dc07e6c8e Great Meadows Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed April 14, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Great Meadows Regional School District. Composition: The Great Meadows Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Great Meadows."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1314/narrative/41/1785/41-1785-000.html Great Meadows Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 16, 2017. "Great Meadows Regional is a K-8 school district with an enrollment of approximately 900 students. High school students attend Hackettstown High School as part of a sending/ receiving agreement. Great Meadows Regional consists of the contiguous townships of Independence and Liberty, is located in central Warren County and encompasses 32.35 square miles."</ref> The [[New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division]] blocked a 2007 effort by Liberty Township to leave the Great Meadows district based on Liberty's greater share of district costs, with the court citing the inability of the two communities to provide an efficient education separately.<ref>Novak, Stephen J. [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf?/base/news-1/123864519331030.xml&coll=3 "State court says Liberty Township cannot withdraw from Great Meadows school district"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713200114/http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-1%2F123864519331030.xml&coll=3 |date=2011-07-13 }}, ''[[The Express-Times]]'', April 2, 2009. Accessed June 6, 2013. "Formed in 1993, Great Meadows has three schools: Liberty Elementary, Independence Township Central School and Great Meadows Regional Middle School. Both townships send students to Hackettstown High School for grades nine through 12. Liberty Township sought to break from Independence Township in 2004 after a contentious budget season."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 643 students and 59.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400008&DistrictID=3400008 District information for Great Meadows Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 school year enrollment from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400008 School Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Central Elementary School<ref>[https://www.gmrsd.com/Domain/39 Central Elementary School], Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed October 4, 2023.</ref> with 302 students in grades PreK-3 and 
Great Meadows Middle School<ref>[https://www.gmrsd.com/Domain/71 Great Meadows Middle School], Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed October 4, 2023.</ref> with 337 students in grades 4-8.<ref name=WarrenDistricts>[https://www.warrencountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4963/637976372031370000#page=12 ''Warren County 2022-2023 Public School Directory''], [[Warren County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 27, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/41/1785 School Performance Reports for the Great Meadows Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1785 New Jersey School Directory for the Great Meadows Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Seats on the regional district's nine-member [[board of education]] are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats allocated to Liberty Township; one seat from Liberty Township and two from Independence Township up for election each year.<ref>[https://www.gmrsd.com/domain/3 Board of Education Members], Great Meadows Regional School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.</ref>

Students attending public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Hackettstown High School]] which serves students from [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]], along with students from the townships of [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy]] and Liberty, as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Hackettstown School District]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/2013/narrative/41/1870/41-1870-050.html Hackettstown High School 2013 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 16, 2017. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."</ref><ref name=WarrenDistricts/> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 869 students and 67.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.0:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406300&ID=340630005814 School data for Hackettstown High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in [[Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey|Frelinghuysen Township]] (for grades K–8)<ref>[http://www.ridgeandvalley.org/about-us/f-a-q/ F.A.Q.], Ridge and Valley Charter School. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Enrollment is open, on a space available basis, to all K-8 students residing in N.J. with priority given to students residing in the districts of Blairstown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Frelinghuysen, and North Warren Regional School."</ref> or [[Warren County Technical School]] in [[Washington, New Jersey|Washington borough]] (for 9–12),<ref>[http://www.wctech.org/wcts/About%20Us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927093127/http://www.wctech.org/wcts/About%20Us/ |date=2013-09-27 }}, [[Warren County Technical School]]. Accessed September 16, 2013.</ref> with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the [[Warren County Special Services School District]] in [[Oxford Township, New Jersey|Oxford Township]] (for PreK–12).<ref name=WarrenDistricts/><ref>[http://wcsssd.org/?page_id=2 About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927023343/http://wcsssd.org/?page_id=2 |date=2013-09-27 }}, [[Warren County Special Services School District]]. Accessed September 16, 2013.</ref>