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Hackettstown Town School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hackettstown.

Hackettstown’s School Grade B− better than 53% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,978
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,311
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hackettstown Town School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.3M, about $1,661 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Hackettstown 10,185

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hackettstown. Grade by grade →

PK–1Hatchery Hill Elementary SchoolThis district
2–4Willow Grove Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Hackettstown Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hackettstown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 35.5% · 894 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.6% · 883 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 90.5% · 253 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,311 per student · 11% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 46%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,960’20
1,987’21
2,048’22
2,009’23
1,978’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 51%Hispanic 39%Black 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Hatchery Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hackettstown
283 students9:1
Willow Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Hackettstown
B+
320 students9:1
Hackettstown Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hackettstown
B
507 students12:1
Hackettstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hackettstown
A−
868 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Allamuchy Township School DistrictAllamuchy Township
$24,746per student
Great Meadows Regional School DistrictIndependence Township
$22,117per student
Mansfield Township School DistrictMansfield Township
$25,000per student
Mount Olive Township School DistrictMount Olive Township
$27,069per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.