Wharton Borough School District

Wharton Borough School District
Address
137 East Central Avenue Wharton , Morris County , New Jersey , 07885 United States
Coordinates	40°53′42″N74°34′37″W / 40.895001°N 74.576971°W / 40.895001; -74.576971
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Christopher J. Herdman
Business administrator	Sandy Cammarata
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	767 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	82.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 767 students and 82.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1. ^[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. ^[3] Available slots are announced annually by grade. ^[4]

The district had been 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. ^[5]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves students from Rockaway Borough and portions of Rockaway Township. ^[6] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,141 students and 116.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1. ^[7] The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville Township and parts of Rockaway Township, who attend Morris Knolls High School. ^[8]

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. ^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[10] ) are: ^{[11] [12]}

• Marie V. Duffy Elementary School ^[13] with 424 students in grades K–5
  • Pamela S. Blalock, principal ^[14]
• Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School ^[15] with 264 students in grades 6–8
  • Robert Hayzler, principal ^[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[17] [18]}

• Christopher J. Herdman, superintendent ^[19]
• Sandy Cammarata, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

References

1. District information for Wharton Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
4. Wharton Borough School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
5. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
6. Overview, Morris Hills High School. Accessed January 17, 2025. "Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, and Wharton."
7. School data for Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
8. School Profile, Morris Knolls High School. Accessed January 17, 2025. "Morris Knolls High School serves the residential communities of Denville and Rockaway Township."
9. McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed March 26, 2024.
10. School Data for the Wharton Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
11. School Performance Reports for the Wharton Borough Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. New Jersey School Directory for the Wharton Borough Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, Wharton Borough Public Schools. Accessed January 17, 2025.
14. Principal's Welcome, Marie V. Duffy Elementary School. Accessed January 17, 2025.
15. Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School, Wharton Borough Public Schools. Accessed January 17, 2025.
16. Principal's Welcome, Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School. Accessed January 17, 2025.
17. Administration and Office Staff, Wharton Borough School District. Accessed January 17, 2025.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
19. Superintendent's Welcome, Wharton Borough School District. Accessed January 17, 2025.
20. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
21. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Wharton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed January 17, 2025. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
22. Board of Education, Wharton Borough School District. Accessed January 17, 2025.

External links

• Wharton Borough Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Wharton Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• Wharton Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics