Wharton Borough School District

Wharton Borough School District
Address
137 East Central Avenue
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07885
United States
Coordinates40°53′42″N 74°34′37″W / 40.895001°N 74.576971°W / 40.895001; -74.576971
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Connie Sánchez
Business administratorSandy Cammarata
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment767 (as of 2023–24)
Faculty82.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio9.3:1
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.wbps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,03020$18,891−15.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,7855814,1594.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,649758,65911.4%
6Support Services2,098452,167−3.2%
8Administrative Cost1,581471,5472.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,342251,612−16.7%
13Extracurricular Activities112591047.7%
16Median Teacher Salary60,5553661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*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.

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. Available slots are announced annually by grade.

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.

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. 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. 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.