Wharton Borough School District | |||||
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Superintendent: | Dr. Ernest Palestis | ||||
Business Administrator: | Pamela Hinman | ||||
Address: | 137 East Central Avenue Wharton, NJ 07885 |
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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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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 in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:
Elementary School
Middle School
Core members of the district's administration are:[9]
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