Wharton Borough School District

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.

Wharton Borough School District
Address
137 East Central Avenue Wharton , Morris County, New Jersey, 07885 United States
Coordinates	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

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]