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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 64 students and 9.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Milford was the 5th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 81 students.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Delaware Valley Regional High School, together with students from Alexandria Township, Frenchtown, Holland Township and Kingwood Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 721 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.

School

Milford Public School had an enrollment of 86 students in the 2018–19 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Rick Falkenstein, superintendent
  • Michele McCann, 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 Milford 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 Milford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Milford 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.... 5. Milford Borough; Enrollment: 81; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon; Town population: 1,233"
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Delaware Valley Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 17, 2017. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  9. ^ About Us, Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The Delaware Valley Regional High School District can be found in the heart of pastoral and beautiful Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The District serves students in grades nine through twelve who reside in the five municipalities that comprise our region: Alexandria Township, Frenchtown Borough, Holland Township, Kingwood Township, and Milford Borough."
  10. ^ Chief School Administrators/Sending Districts, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 6, 2016.
  11. ^ School data for Delaware Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ School Data for the Milford Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ Our Staff / Contact Us, Milford Public School. Accessed May 11, 2020.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Milford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 19, 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." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
  17. ^ 2020 Milford Board of Education Members, Milford Public Schools. Accessed May 11, 2020.
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