Califon School District

Califon School District
Address
6 School Street Califon , Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 07830 United States
Coordinates	40.72496°N 74.839716°W / 40.72496; -74.839716
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Michele Cone
Business administrator	Matthew Herzer
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	85 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	14.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	5.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.califonschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,297 37 $18,891 −3.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,095 51 14,159 20.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,512 55 8,659 21.4% 6 Support Services 3,282 52 2,167 51.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,485 20 1,547 −4.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,546 23 1,612 −4.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 207 47 104 99.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 47,460 5 61,136 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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 85 students and 14.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.7:1.^[1] In the 2016-17 school year, Califon had the seventh-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.^[7]

The district had been 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.^[8]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.^[9] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 753 students and 73.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.^[10] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale.^[11][12][13]

School

Califon Public School serves students in grades PreK-8 and had an enrollment of 84 students for the 2023–24 school year.^[14]

• Daniel Patton, principal^[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][17]

• Michele Cone, superintendent
• Matthew Herzer, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of five members who set policy and oversee 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.^[18][19][20]

References

1. District information for Califon Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Califon Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Califon School District, adopted June 19, 2019. Accessed December 31, 2024. "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 Califon School District. Composition: The Califon School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Califon."
4. 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Califon Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Califon Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. 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.... 7. Califon Borough - Enrollment: 93; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Hunterdon"
8. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
9. 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."
10. School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
11. About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 13, 2015. "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"
12. Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 13, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
13. About the District North Hunterdoon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed February 13, 2015. "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 Califon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
15. Principal's Corner, Califon School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.
16. Contact and Directions, Califon School District. Accessed December 31, 2024.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. 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.
19. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Califon School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed December 31, 2024. "The Califon Borough School 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 14.
20. Board of Education, Califon School District. Accessed December 31, 2024.

External links

• Califon School District website
• School Performance Reports for the Califon School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Califon School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District