The Facts
• Addressing Overcrowding
Thus far, there have been 3 plans developed to address the overcrowding issue in Denville's K-8 school system.
• Denville Births
At twenty (20) Students per Classroom:
- 2006 births would enter 1st Grade in 2012 and would require five (5) less classrooms than the average enrollment of the birth years 2000 thru 2005 (300).
- The 1st Grade class of 2013 would require six plus (6+) less classrooms.
- The class of 2014 would require six (6) less classrooms.
- Thus, the cumulative effect over this three (3) year period would be a need for seventeen
(17) less classrooms. (Assuming "in-out" migration is constant.)
Thus far, there have been 3 plans developed to address the overcrowding issue in Denville's K-8 school system.
| what? | when? | how much? (construction costs only) |
plan? |
| 1. Small - 24,150 sq ft | 10/2005 | $7.2 million | Original LRFP |
| 2. Medium - 67,152 sq ft |
1/2007 | $25.1 million | Revised Expansion Plan |
| 3. Large - 124,456 sq ft |
7/2008 | $46.3 million |
New School |
Here is a detailed description of the 3 options. In June 2008 NJ approved the "small" option. However, the BOE did not publicly acknowledge the approval and continued forward with the new school referendum, which is 5x the size of the original submission.
• 2005 Community Survey
In the summer of 2005 the BOE conducted a community survey, that survey showed the majority of Denville residents preferred expansion over construction. The "detailed findings section" was not originally provided to the public, but were obtained by plan"B" through an "Open Public Records Act" (OPRA) request. Download the full report here.
In the summer of 2005 the BOE conducted a community survey, that survey showed the majority of Denville residents preferred expansion over construction. The "detailed findings section" was not originally provided to the public, but were obtained by plan"B" through an "Open Public Records Act" (OPRA) request. Download the full report here.
• Denville Births
At twenty (20) Students per Classroom:
- 2006 births would enter 1st Grade in 2012 and would require five (5) less classrooms than the average enrollment of the birth years 2000 thru 2005 (300).
- The 1st Grade class of 2013 would require six plus (6+) less classrooms.
- The class of 2014 would require six (6) less classrooms.
- Thus, the cumulative effect over this three (3) year period would be a need for seventeen
(17) less classrooms. (Assuming "in-out" migration is constant.)
source of graph information: "Out of Town" Births as per Denville Registrar &
Denville Deliveries as per Saint Clare's Birth Registry
Denville Deliveries as per Saint Clare's Birth Registry
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