# Bethlehem Township School District

The Bethlehem Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 357 students and 32.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. Available slots are announced annually by grade.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, which also serves students from Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,237 students and 118.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School.

## Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

### Elementary school

* Thomas B. Conley Elementary School with 225 students in grades PreK–5
** Bree Brace, principal

### Middle school

* Ethel Hoppock Middle School with 130 students in grades 6–8
** Kris Boganski, principal

## Extracurricular activities and sports

* Band
* Chorus
* Orchestra
* Student council
* Debate club
* Drama club
* Peer leaders
* Boys and girls cross country
* Boys and girls basketball
* Girls volleyball
* Boys baseball
* Soccer (co-ed)
* Girls softball

## Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
* Edward Abato, chief school administrator
* Kirby Hendershot, business administrator and board secretary

## Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.
* Ethel Hoppock Middle School diploma cover
* Thomas B. Conley Elementary School