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Hampton School District (New Jersey)

The Hampton School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade from Hampton, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 112 students and 14.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Hampton was the 15th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 128 students.

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.

Starting in the 2018–19 school year, middle school students in grades 6 through 8 are sent to the Lebanon Township Schools on a tuition basis as part of a sending/receiving relationship. As of the 2022–23 school year, Woodglen School had an enrollment of 292 students and 32.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner (the home of the school), High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 672 students and 72.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1. The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also serves students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township at North Hunterdon High School in Clinton Township.

School

The Hampton Public School served an enrollment of 103 students as of the 2022–23 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Daniel Kerr, superintendent
  • James Schlessinger, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five 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 one or two 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.

References

  1. ^ District information for Hampton Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the Hampton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Hampton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 15. Hampton Borough; Enrollment: 128; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon; Town population: 1,401"
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  8. ^ 2018-2019 Budget Presentation and Public Hearing Archived August 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Hampton Borough School District, April 24, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2018. "Middle School students attending Lebanon Township School District on a tuition basis. Reduction in staff necessary due to send/receive relationship with Lebanon Township."
  9. ^ School data for Woodglen School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  11. ^ Location, Hampton Elementary School. Accessed February 16, 2017. "Hampton School is a member of the Voorhees North Hunterdon Sending District. Our graduates leave us to continue their education at Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner."
  12. ^ School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ About the District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed December 7, 2014. "Our district consists of 12 municipalities: North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  14. ^ School Data for the Hampton Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Staff Directory, Hampton School District. Accessed July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hampton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The District is a Type II District located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of five members elected to three-year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in Grades K-8."
  19. ^ Board of Education Members, Hampton School District. Accessed July 10, 2024.