Wharton Borough School District

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Wharton Borough School District
137 East Central Avenue
Wharton, NJ 07885
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Christopher Herdman
Business administrator Anthony Mistretta (interim)
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 780 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 68.9 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.32:1
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website http://www.wbps.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1A Total Spending $16,030 20 $18,891 -15.1%
1 Budgetary Cost 14,785 58 14,159 4.4%
2 Classroom Instruction 9,649 75 8,659 11.4%
6 Support Services 2,098 45 2,167 -3.2%
8 Administrative Cost 1,581 47 1,547 2.2%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,342 25 1,612 -16.7%
13 Extracurricular Activities 112 59 104 7.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 60,555 36 61,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Wharton Borough School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Wharton, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 780 students and 68.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.32:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[3]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves portions of Rockaway Township.[4] The 2011-12 enrollment at Morris Hills was 1,095 students.[5] The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville Township, who attend Morris Knolls High School along with students from parts of Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township.[6][7]

Awards and recognition

Marie V. Duffy School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

  • Marie V. Duffy Elementary School[11] (514 students in grades PreK - 5)
    • Pamela S. Blalock - Principal[12]
  • Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School[13] (266 students in grades 6 - 8)
    • Dr. Patrick Ketch - Principal[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][14]

  • Christopher Herdman, Superintendent
  • Anthony Mistretta, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Wharton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Morris Hills High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015. "Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive four-year public school located in the heart of Morris County. The school is part of a regional school district that includes our sister school, Morris Knolls High School. There are over 1,200 students enrolled in grades 9 – 12. The school serves the local communities of Wharton, Rockaway Township, and Rockaway Borough where the school resides. "
  5. ↑ School Data for Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015. "Our schools’ success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton – people who care about their children and who value education."
  7. ↑ About Us, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Wharton Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Wharton Borough Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, Wharton Borough Public Schools. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Administration and Office Staff, Wharton Borough School District. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  13. ↑ Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School, Wharton Borough Public Schools. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 6, 2014.

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