Mendham Borough Schools

Mendham Borough Schools
Address
12 Hilltop Road
Mendham Borough
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07945
United States
Coordinates40°46′27″N 74°35′59″W / 40.774221°N 74.599733°W / 40.774221; -74.599733
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMitzi N. Morillo
Business administratorVanessa Wolsky
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment485 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty53.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.mendhamboro.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,27423$18,891−8.6%
1Budgetary Cost13,6612614,159−3.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,027228,659−7.3%
6Support Services2,128292,167−1.8%
8Administrative Cost1,767391,54714.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,602341,612−0.6%
13Extracurricular Activities1373710431.7%
16Median Teacher Salary60,5553561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mendham Borough Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mendham Borough, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 485 students and 53.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Mendham High School, which is located in Mendham Borough and serves students from Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.[4] The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from Washington Township at West Morris Mendham High School.[5] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,142 students and 91.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[6]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mendham Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Mendham Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mendham Borough Schools. Accessed August 30, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Mendham Borough School District. Composition: The Mendham Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mendham Borough."
  4. ^ School Profile 2016-2017, West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed March 19, 2017. "West Morris Mendham High School, serving grades 9-12, is a college preparatory institution. Students reside in either Mendham or Chester, which are both semi-rural communities with a mix of upper-middle class to high-income families."
  5. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  6. ^ School data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2015.