Hamburg School District (New Jersey)

Hamburg School District
Address
30 Linwood Avenue
Hamburg
, Sussex County, New Jersey, 07419
United States
Coordinates41°09′14″N 74°34′27″W / 41.153849°N 74.574276°W / 41.153849; -74.574276
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentKimberly Sigman
Business administratorWilliam Sabo (interim)
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment247 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty31.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,28349$18,89112.7%
1Budgetary Cost18,3055714,15929.3%
2Classroom Instruction10,862608,65925.4%
6Support Services2,475342,16714.2%
8Administrative Cost1,978691,54727.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,699591,61267.4%
13Extracurricular Activities24453104134.6%
16Median Teacher Salary64,1236161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Hamburg School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamburg, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 247 students and 31.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.[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.[7]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which also serves students from Franklin, Hardyston Township and Ogdensburg Borough as part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District.[8][9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 604 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:

Elementary school
  • Hamburg School, with 244 students in grades PreK-8

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Kimberly Sigman, superintendent
  • William Sabo, interim 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 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.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Hamburg 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. ^ Hamburg Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hamburg School District. Accessed September 4, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hamburg School District. Composition: The Hamburg School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hamburg in the County of Sussex."
  4. ^ Public School Directory 2023-2024, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Hamburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Hamburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Comstock, Lori. "Wallkill Valley raises facilities fees; Out-of-district will pay twice as much as much as companies in the district", The Advertiser News, September 29, 2014. Accessed December 7, 2014. "Tossing around figures, the board, with Interim Superintendent Robert Walker's suggestion, agreed to raise the fee for the gymnasium to $1,000 for non-profit and companies located in the sending district. These sending districts include Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston, and Ogdensburg."
  9. ^ Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal" Archived October 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  10. ^ School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. ^ School Data for the Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Administration, Hamburg School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hamburg Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See Roster of Officials on page 13.
  16. ^ Board of Education, Hamburg School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.