CLINTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT

What CLINTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Clinton Township School District (CTSD) is a public PK-8 school district headquartered in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, operating four schools — Spruce Run Preschool, Patrick McGaheran School (K-2), Round Valley School (3-5), and Clinton Township Middle School (6-8) — serving approximately 1,270 students in 2025-26 and projected to grow to 1,336 in 2026-27. The district is governed by a nine-member elected Board of Education and employs roughly 300 staff members. Its technology stack consists of standard K-12 administrative and instructional tools: PowerSchool as the student information system, Google Workspace for Education (with CIPA-compliant Safe Search and domain-restricted collaboration for grades 2-8), a 1:1 Chromebook program (classroom devices for K-4, take-home for grades 5-8), SchoolMessenger for emergency notifications, PaySchools Central for cafeteria payments, i-Ready for reading/math diagnostics, and TerraCycle for sustainability programs. Specialized in-house capability includes BCBA/BCaBA behavioral support across all buildings and a board-certified curriculum leadership team.

CTSD's revenue model is that of a New Jersey public school district: a primary property tax levy (81.4% of the FY2025-26 operating budget of $34.7M), supplemented by state aid (8.49%), capital reserves (6.94%), and smaller streams from tuition, facility rentals, and Preschool Education Aid. Annual budgets are approved by the Board of Education following public hearings, and the district has leveraged banked cap and healthcare adjustment waivers to exceed the NJ-mandated 2% levy cap in FY2026-27. Customer segments include resident PK-8 families (primary), out-of-district tuition students, special education students requiring IEP-driven services, and gifted/accelerated learners participating in the Convergence Group Program and Accelerated Math tracks. The district participates in NJ School Choice and accepts tuition-paying students from neighboring districts, though it lost approximately $400,000 in annual tuition revenue in 2021 when Lebanon Borough transitioned its 7th-8th graders to Clinton-Glen Gardner.

CTSD's positioning is differentiated academically — ranked 16th out of 8,147 U.S. school districts for student learning rate (99.8th percentile) on the Stanford/Harvard Education Scorecard, with 1.54 grade levels of growth per year versus a national expectation of 1.0 — alongside a sustainability/ESG layer (Green Team, Eagle's Nest Garden, TerraCycle recycling, food waste reduction). Leadership since 2022 has been substantially refreshed under Superintendent Dr. Melissa Stager (Ed.D), with credentialed directors across curriculum, special services, and business administration. The district faces structural pressures including declining state aid, long-term enrollment contraction from 1,550 students (2013-14) to 1,270 (2025-26), and the upcoming ExxonMobil facility closure that will erode the local property tax base — pressures it is actively mitigating through preschool state-aid expansion and leadership investment.

Name

CLINTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Clinton Township School District

Website

https://ctsdnj.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Clinton Township School District is a New Jersey public PK-8 school district serving approximately 1,270 students across four schools in Hunterdon County, funded primarily through local property taxes (81% of its $34.7M FY2025-26 budget) and ranked 16th nationally for student learning rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Academic/School-Readiness Preschools (EDACABAB)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Special education services
• Preschool education
• Student information systems
• School district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Lebanon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Property Tax Levy: The primary funding source at 81.4% of the operating budget ($28,288,272 in 2025-26). NJ law caps annual growth at 2% with special exceptions.
2. State Aid: Formula-driven state funding at 8.49% of budget ($2,950,717 in 2025-26), including Preschool Education Aid ($2,235,184). State aid has declined since the 2018 NJ School Funding Reform Act.
3. Capital Reserves: Restricted reserves limited to approved building and infrastructure projects (6.94% or $2,413,000 in 2025-26). Cannot be used for staffing or daily operations.
4. Tuition Revenue: Revenue from students attending from neighboring districts. Lost approximately $400,000 annually when Lebanon Borough School moved 7th and 8th grade students to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District in 2021.
5. Facility Rentals: Growing revenue stream generating approximately $100,000 annually from community facility rentals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clinton Township School District is a public school district serving over 1,200 students in grades PK-8 across four school buildings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Spruce Run Preschool (PreK), Patrick McGaheran School (K-2), Round Valley School (3-5), and Clinton Township Middle School (6-8). The district delivers comprehensive core academic instruction, special education services, gifted and accelerated enrichment programs, a district-wide 1:1 Chromebook program, and sustainability initiatives.

Product overview

Clinton Township School District is a public school district serving over 1,200 students in grades PK-8 across four schools: Spruce Run Preschool (PreK), Patrick McGaheran School (K-2), Round Valley School (3-5), and Clinton Township Middle School (6-8). The district operates a 1:1 Chromebook program across all grade levels, provides comprehensive special education services, and maintains enrichment programs including the Convergence Group Program for gifted students and Accelerated Math tracks. The district also operates a Green Team sustainability initiative and provides food services through Maschio's Food Services. The district's technology infrastructure includes PowerSchool for student information management, Google Apps for Education, PaySchools Central for meal payments, and SchoolMessenger for emergency notifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spruce Run Preschool Integrated full-day preschool program serving pre-kindergarten students, shared with Hunterdon Educational Services Commission until 2027. Expanded to up to 120 students in 2025-2026.
• Patrick McGaheran School Primary school serving grades K-2, focusing on the fundamentals of reading and other subjects while helping students navigate what it means to be part of a community.
• Round Valley School
• Clinton Township Middle School
• 1:1 Chromebook Program
• Convergence Group Program
• Accelerated Math
• Special Education Services
• Green Team District-wide group of educators, students, and staff promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility through TerraCycle recycling, food waste reduction, school gardens, and air quality initiatives.
• Academic Enrichment Programs
• Food Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.54 grade levels of growth per year (national expectation is 1.0)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sustainable Jersey for Schools / NJEAcoreOthers · 1 March 2025Sustainable Jersey for Schools awarded $10,000 grant funded by NJEA to Clinton Township School District's Round Valley School for the Eagle's Nest Garden project, supporting outdoor classroom expansion with raised beds, pollinator garden, rain barrels, and solar-powered drip irrigation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Montgomery Township School District: Somerset County, NJ K-12 public school district with strong academic outcomes comparable to CTSD's. Similar demographic and property-tax-funded profile; a benchmark NJ district for academic performance.
• Readington Township School District: Hunterdon County, NJ K-5 public school district serving a similar suburban/rural Hunterdon demographic. Comparable grade span coverage and resident-funded operating model.
• Delaware Township School District: Hunterdon County, NJ K-8 public school district with similar enrollment scale and a property-tax-driven operating model. Comparable grade-band structure.
• South Plainfield Public Schools: Middlesex County, NJ K-12 public school district where CTSD's incoming School Business Administrator previously served. Larger and more urban than CTSD but operating under the same NJ school-funding framework.
• Flemington-Raritan Regional School District: Hunterdon County, NJ PK-8 regional school district; larger than CTSD but operating under the same NJ funding framework and serving overlapping communities in the county seat area.
• Tewksbury Township School District: Hunterdon County, NJ K-8 public school district with a comparable enrollment scale and similar property-tax-driven funding profile. Direct regional comparator within Hunterdon County.
• High Bridge School District: Small Hunterdon County, NJ K-8 public school district that shares CTSD's property-tax-heavy funding structure and rural/suburban Hunterdon demographic.

Direct peers

• Lebanon Borough School District: Adjacent Hunterdon County, NJ public school district that historically sent tuition-paying 7th-8th graders to CTSD before redirecting them to Clinton-Glen Gardner. Direct geographic peer and former revenue source.
• Clinton-Glen Gardner School District: Neighboring Hunterdon County, NJ PK-8 public school district that absorbed Lebanon Borough's 7th-8th grade students in 2021. Closest direct comparator by grade span, geography, and enrollment scale.

Broad incumbents

• Princeton Public Schools: Well-regarded NJ K-12 public school district serving a comparably affluent community. Larger and broader in grade span but a useful benchmark for high-performing NJ public districts competing for School Choice inflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Clinton-Township-School-District-100069928238203
• Instagraminstagram.com/clintontownshipschools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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