Sussex County Public Schools

Sussex County, New Jersey

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Total Schools

public schools

Total Enrollment

19,402

students

School Districts

districts

Directory guide

How to use the Sussex County public school directory

Start with the county-level shape, then use the school table for exact records. This directory is built from NCES public school data for New Jersey; it is best for narrowing research, checking district context, and finding school records to verify with local sources.

District shape

Sussex County has 27 district entries. Vernon Township School District is the largest listed district in this county slice, with 6 schools.

Community spread

School records are spread across 18 listed communities. NEWTON has the most listed schools, with 8 records.

Grade-level mix

Primary schools are the largest listed grade-level group, with 26 schools. Filter the table by level before comparing enrollment or district context.

Choice-program flags

NCES flags 1 school as charter, magnet, or virtual in this county file: 1 charter. Confirm eligibility and enrollment rules with the relevant district.

Filter before comparing

Search by school or district name, then narrow by grade level or program flag so the table matches the student stage you are researching.

Open profiles where available

1 school in this county currently have generated profile pages. Listed-only schools still remain in the NCES directory table.

Verify assignment locally

County directories do not determine attendance zones, transfer eligibility, magnet admission, charter lotteries, or program placement.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Sussex County

Reported Enrollment

19,402

46 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

2% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary26

Middle9

High9

Other2

27 School Districts in Sussex County

Sparta Township Public School District

5 schools

3,267 students

Vernon Township School District

6 schools

2,935 students

Newton Public School District

3 schools

1,495 students

Hopatcong Borough School District

4 schools

1,396 students

Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

3 schools

1,038 students

Byram Township School District

2 schools

833 students

High Point Regional High School District

1 school

817 students

Kittatinny Regional School District

1 school

781 students

Sussex County Technical School District

1 school

679 students

Lenape Valley Regional High School District

1 school

667 students

46 Public Schools in Sussex County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Sussex County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Sparta High School	Profile	Sparta Township Public School District	SPARTA, 07871Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,071
Vernon Township High School	Record	Vernon Township School District	VERNON, 07462Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	929
High Point Regional High School District	Record	High Point Regional High School District	SUSSEX, 07461Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	817
Kittatinny Regional High School	Record	Kittatinny Regional School District	NEWTON, 07860Rural: Fringe	7–12	High	781
Alpine Elementary School	Record	Sparta Township Public School District	SPARTA, 07871Suburb: Large	PK–2	Primary	759
Sparta Middle School	Record	Sparta Township Public School District	SPARTA, 07871Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	746
Newton High School	Record	Newton Public School District	NEWTON, 07860Town: Fringe	9–12	High	719
Sussex County Technical School	Record	Sussex County Technical School District	Sparta, 07871Rural: Fringe	9–12	Vocational	679
Lenape Valley Regional High School	Record	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	STANHOPE, 07874Suburb: Large	9–12	High	667
Glen Meadow Middle School	Record	Vernon Township School District	VERNON, 07462Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	645
WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	Record	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, 07419Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	615
Hopatcong High School	Record	Hopatcong Borough School District	Hopatcong, 07843Suburb: Large	8–12	High	520
Frankford Township School	Record	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	BRANCHVILLE, 07826Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	504
Franklin Borough School	Record	Franklin Borough School District	FRANKLIN, 07416Town: Fringe	PK–8	Primary	474
Helen Morgan School	Record	Sparta Township Public School District	SPARTA, 07871Suburb: Large	4–5	Primary	471
Merriam Avenue School	Record	Newton Public School District	NEWTON, 07860Town: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	458
Byram Lakes Elementary School	Record	Byram Township School District	STANHOPE, 07874Rural: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	453
Cedar Mountain Primary School	Record	Vernon Township School District	VERNON, 07462Rural: Fringe	KG–1	Primary	434
Hopatcong Middle School	Record	Hopatcong Borough School District	Hopatcong, 07843Suburb: Large	4–7	Middle	428
Rolling Hills Primary School	Record	Vernon Township School District	VERNON, 07462Town: Fringe	2–3	Primary	410

Sparta High School

Sparta Township Public School District

SPARTA, 07871 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,071 students

Vernon Township High School

Vernon Township School District

VERNON, 07462 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High929 students

High Point Regional High School District

SUSSEX, 07461 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High817 students

Kittatinny Regional High School

Kittatinny Regional School District

NEWTON, 07860 / Rural: Fringe

Record7–12High781 students

Alpine Elementary School

Sparta Township Public School District

SPARTA, 07871 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–2Primary759 students

Sparta Middle School

Sparta Township Public School District

SPARTA, 07871 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle746 students

Newton High School

Newton Public School District

NEWTON, 07860 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High719 students

Sussex County Technical School

Sussex County Technical School District

Sparta, 07871 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Vocational679 students

Lenape Valley Regional High School

Lenape Valley Regional High School District

STANHOPE, 07874 / Suburb: Large

Record9–12High667 students

Glen Meadow Middle School

Vernon Township School District

VERNON, 07462 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle645 students

WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Wallkill Valley Regional High School

HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, 07419 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High615 students

Hopatcong High School

Hopatcong Borough School District

Hopatcong, 07843 / Suburb: Large

Record8–12High520 students

Frankford Township School

Frankford Township Consolidated School District

BRANCHVILLE, 07826 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary504 students

Franklin Borough School

Franklin Borough School District

FRANKLIN, 07416 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–8Primary474 students

Helen Morgan School

Sparta Township Public School District

SPARTA, 07871 / Suburb: Large

Record4–5Primary471 students

Merriam Avenue School

Newton Public School District

NEWTON, 07860 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary458 students

Byram Lakes Elementary School

Byram Township School District

STANHOPE, 07874 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary453 students

Cedar Mountain Primary School

Vernon Township School District

VERNON, 07462 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–1Primary434 students

Hopatcong Middle School

Hopatcong Borough School District

Hopatcong, 07843 / Suburb: Large

Record4–7Middle428 students

Rolling Hills Primary School

Vernon Township School District

VERNON, 07462 / Town: Fringe

Record2–3Primary410 students

Citeable records

Every public school record in Sussex County

Each school below has a stable directory anchor, so listed-only schools can still be referenced from this county page. Profile links open deeper generated pages when available; directory anchors keep every NCES school record findable without creating thin standalone pages.

Directory records

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Primary schools

Florence M. Burd
Andover Regional School District
Record
Grades
PK–4
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
237 students
Listed on this county directory
Byram Lakes Elementary School
Byram Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–4
Location
STANHOPE, 07874
Enrollment
453 students
Listed on this county directory
Frankford Township School
Frankford Township Consolidated School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
BRANCHVILLE, 07826
Enrollment
504 students
Listed on this county directory
Franklin Borough School
Franklin Borough School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
FRANKLIN, 07416
Enrollment
474 students
Listed on this county directory
Fredon Township School
Fredon Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–6
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
179 students
Listed on this county directory
Green Hills School
Green Township School District
Record
Grades
KG–8
Location
GREENDELL, 07839
Enrollment
368 students
Listed on this county directory
Hamburg School
Hamburg School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
HAMBURG, 07419
Enrollment
246 students
Listed on this county directory
Marian E. McKeown Elementary School
Hampton Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–6
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
323 students
Listed on this county directory
Hardyston Township Elementary School
Hardyston Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–4
Location
FRANKLIN, 07416
Enrollment
331 students
Listed on this county directory
Durban Avenue Elementary School
Hopatcong Borough School District
Record
Grades
PK–1
Location
Hopatcong, 07843
Enrollment
238 students
Listed on this county directory
Tulsa Trail Elementary School
Hopatcong Borough School District
Record
Grades
2–3
Location
Hopatcong, 07843
Enrollment
210 students
Listed on this county directory
Lafayette Township School
Lafayette Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
LAFAYETTE, 07848
Enrollment
205 students
Listed on this county directory
Montague Township School
Montague Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
MONTAGUE, 07827
Enrollment
310 students
Listed on this county directory
Merriam Avenue School
Newton Public School District
Record
Grades
PK–4
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
458 students
Listed on this county directory
Ogdensburg Borough School
Ogdensburg Borough School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
OGDENSBURG, 07439
Enrollment
281 students
Listed on this county directory
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District
Record
Grades
KG–6
Location
LAYTON, 07851
Enrollment
120 students
Listed on this county directory
Alpine Elementary School
Sparta Township Public School District
Record
Grades
PK–2
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
759 students
Listed on this county directory
Helen Morgan School
Sparta Township Public School District
Record
Grades
4–5
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
471 students
Listed on this county directory
Mohawk Avenue School
Sparta Township Public School District
Record
Grades
3
Location
Sparta, 07871
Enrollment
220 students
Listed on this county directory
Valley Road School
Stanhope School District
Record
Grades
PK–8
Location
STANHOPE, 07874
Enrollment
311 students
Listed on this county directory
Stillwater Township School
Stillwater Township School District
Record
Grades
PK–6
Location
STILLWATER, 07875
Enrollment
282 students
Listed on this county directory
Clifton E. Lawrence
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District
Record
Grades
PK–2
Location
WANTAGE, 07461
Enrollment
388 students
Listed on this county directory
Wantage Elementary School
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District
Record
Grades
3–5
Location
WANTAGE, 07461
Enrollment
338 students
Listed on this county directory
Cedar Mountain Primary School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
KG–1
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
434 students
Listed on this county directory
Lounsberry Hollow School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
4–5
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
401 students
Listed on this county directory
Rolling Hills Primary School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
2–3
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
410 students
Listed on this county directory

Middle schools

Long Pond School
Andover Regional School District
Record
Grades
5–8
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
191 students
Listed on this county directory
Byram Intermediate School
Byram Township School District
Record
Grades
5–8
Location
STANHOPE, 07874
Enrollment
380 students
Listed on this county directory
Hardyston Township Middle School
Hardyston Township School District
Record
Grades
5–8
Location
HAMBURG, 07419
Enrollment
264 students
Listed on this county directory
Hopatcong Middle School
Hopatcong Borough School District
Record
Grades
4–7
Location
Hopatcong, 07843
Enrollment
428 students
Listed on this county directory
Halsted Middle School
Newton Public School District
Record
Grades
5–8
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
318 students
Listed on this county directory
Sparta Middle School
Sparta Township Public School District
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
746 students
Listed on this county directory
Sussex County Technology Charter School
Sussex County Technology Charter School
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
220 students
Listed on this county directory
Sussex Middle School
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
SUSSEX, 07461
Enrollment
312 students
Listed on this county directory
Glen Meadow Middle School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
645 students
Listed on this county directory

High schools

High Point Regional High School District
High Point Regional High School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
SUSSEX, 07461
Enrollment
817 students
Listed on this county directory
Hopatcong High School
Hopatcong Borough School District
Record
Grades
8–12
Location
Hopatcong, 07843
Enrollment
520 students
Listed on this county directory
Kittatinny Regional High School
Kittatinny Regional School District
Record
Grades
7–12
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
781 students
Listed on this county directory
Lenape Valley Regional High School
Lenape Valley Regional High School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
STANHOPE, 07874
Enrollment
667 students
Listed on this county directory
Newton High School
Newton Public School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
NEWTON, 07860
Enrollment
719 students
Listed on this county directory
Sparta High School
Sparta Township Public School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
1,071 students
Sussex County Technical School
Sussex County Technical School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
Sparta, 07871
Enrollment
679 students
Listed on this county directory
Vernon Township High School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
929 students
Listed on this county directory
WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, 07419
Enrollment
615 students
Listed on this county directory

Other schools

Northern Hills Academy
Northern Hills Academy School District
Record
Grades
PK–12
Location
SPARTA, 07871
Enrollment
33 students
Listed on this county directory
Walnut Ridge School
Vernon Township School District
Record
Grades
PK
Location
VERNON, 07462
Enrollment
116 students
Listed on this county directory

Sussex County school directory FAQ

Does this list show which Sussex County school serves my address?

No. This is a county-level NCES directory for public school records in New Jersey. Attendance zones, transfer policies, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, and program placement must be verified with the local district or school.

What is included in the Sussex County public school directory?

The directory lists 46 public schools from NCES records, including school name, district, grade range, type flags, and enrollment where reported.

Does this page rank the best schools in Sussex County?

No. This page is a public school directory, not a ranking or recommendation. Use it to find records, compare similar school types, and identify district sources to verify locally.

Are private schools included in this Sussex County list?

No. SchoolsByCounty uses NCES public school records for this directory. Private schools, homeschool programs, and some local program options are outside this public-school listing.

Why do some Sussex County schools have profiles while others are listed only?

SchoolsByCounty generates profile pages for a high-enrollment subset of school records. 1 school in this county currently have profile links, while every listed school remains available in the directory table.

How should I compare school districts in Sussex County?

Start with the 27 district entries, then compare schools with similar grade ranges. County-level lists can include district slices, so use district websites to confirm boundaries and program rules.

What do charter or virtual flags mean in this Sussex County directory?

Charter and virtual flags come from NCES school records. They identify school record types, not admission eligibility, transfer availability, or program quality. Confirm application rules and current program status with the district or school.

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Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.