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 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,106 students and 75.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
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.
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. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,202 students and 108.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 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.
Awards and recognition
Increased presence at area elementary schools - Along with Liberty Middle, Wharton High School and Turner Elementary went on a modified lockdown as authorities made sure there was no threat.
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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Marie V. Duffy Elementary School (488 students in grades K - 5)
- Pamela S. Blalock - Principal
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School (292 students in grades 6 - 8)
- Dr. Patrick Ketch - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Christopher Herdman, Superintendent
- Sandy Cammarata, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Wharton Borough Public Schools
- Wharton Public Schools's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Wharton Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
