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Califon School District
6 School Street
Califon, NJ 07830
District information
Gradespre-K to 8
SuperintendentDr. James Gamble (interim)
Business administratorThomas Johnston
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment139 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty15.9 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio8.74:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.califonschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,29737$18,891−3.1%
1Budgetary Cost17,0955114,15920.7%
2Classroom Instruction10,512558,65921.4%
6Support Services3,282522,16751.5%
8Administrative Cost1,485201,547−4.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,546231,612−4.1%
13Extracurricular Activities2074710499.0%
16Median Teacher Salary47,460561,136
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 Califon School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Califon, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 139 students and 15.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.74:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[3]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend Voorhees High School, which also serves the communities of Glen Gardner (the home of the school), Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.[4][5] As of the 2013-14 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,117 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[6] 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.[7]

School

The Califon Public School had an enrollment of 139 students for the 2011-12 school year.[8]

  • Daniel Patton, Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

  • Dr. James Gamble, Interim Superintendent
  • Thomas Johnston, Business Administrator

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Califon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  4. ^ 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."
  5. ^ Public School Directory 2015-2016, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ School Data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2016.
  7. ^ 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"
  8. ^ School Data for the Califon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Contact, Claifon School District. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Board of Education, Claifon School District. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.

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