Wharton Borough School District

Wharton Borough School District
Address
137 East Central Avenue
Wharton
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07885
United States
Coordinates40°53′42″N 74°34′37″W / 40.895001°N 74.576971°W / 40.895001; -74.576971
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentChristopher Herdman
Business administratorSandy Cammarata
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment738 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty73.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,03020$18,891−15.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,7855814,1594.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,649758,65911.4%
6Support Services2,098452,167−3.2%
8Administrative Cost1,581471,5472.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,342251,612−16.7%
13Extracurricular Activities112591047.7%
16Median Teacher Salary60,5553661,136
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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 738 students and 73.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[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 Borough and Rockaway Township.[4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,279 students and 118.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[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]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Wharton Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  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 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed 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 1,300 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 April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "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. ^ Overview, Morris Hills High School. Accessed January 2, 2017. Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, and Wharton."