Hamburg School District (New Jersey)

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, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Hamburg School District
Address
30 Linwood Avenue
Hamburg, NJ 07419
Sussex County
United States
Coordinates41.153849°N 74.574276°W / 41.153849; -74.574276
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentKimberly Sigman
Business administratorWilliam Sabo (interim)
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment243 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty29.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 243 students and 29.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1.[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.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:

Elementary school
  • Hamburg School, with 244 students in grades PreK-8
    • RJ Baumgartner, Vice Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

  • Kimberly Sigman, Superintendent
  • William Sabo, Interim Business Administrator / 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[11][12][13]

References
  1. District information for Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  5. 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."
  6. Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  7. School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. School Data for the Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Administration, Hamburg School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. 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.
  12. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Hamburg Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "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."
  13. Board of Education, Hamburg School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.
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