Wharton Borough School District

Wharton Borough School District
Superintendent: Dr. Ernest Palestis
Business Administrator: Pamela Hinman
Address: 137 East Central Avenue
Wharton, NJ 07885
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 734 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 67.2
Student–teacher ratio: 10.9
District Factor Group: DE
Web site: http://www.wbps.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,770 32 $12,420 2.8%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,694 36 7,588 1.4%
6 Support Services 1,872 39 1,771 5.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,303 9 1,411 -7.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,312 23 1,462 -10.3%
13 Extracurricular Activities 107 26 97 10.3%
16 Median Teacher Salary 53,898 34 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

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 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 734 students and 67.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.[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 grades 9 - 12 attend Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway Borough, and which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Township and Wharton.[4] The 2008-09 enrollment at Morris Hills was 1,125 students.[5] The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District, which also includes students from Denville Township.[6]

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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.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:

Elementary School

Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Wharton Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Morris Hills High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2011. "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. We have over 1200 students enrolled in grades 9-12 from the local communities of Wharton, Rockaway Township, and Rockaway Borough, where the school resides."
  5. ^ Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2011.
  6. ^ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2011. "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. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Wharton Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2011.
  9. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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