Milford Borough School District
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7 Hillside Avenue
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 08848United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′08″N 75°05′35″W / 40.568766°N 75.093092°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK–8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Michele McCann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Michele McCann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 70 (as of 2023–24)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 9.1 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 7.7:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3][4][5][6]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 70 students and 9.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, the Milford district had the 5th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 81 students.[7]
The district had been 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.[8]
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.[9][10] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 692 students and 61.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[11]
School
Milford Public School had an enrollment of 66 students in the 2023–24 school year.[12]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14][15]
- Michele McCann, superintendent, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised 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.[16][17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d District information for Milford Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Milford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Milford Borough School District, adopted July 11, 2007. Accessed October 4, 2025. "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 Milford School District. Composition: The MilfordSchool District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Milford."
- ^ 2024-2025 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2025.
- ^ School Performance Reports for the Milford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Milford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ 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"
- ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Our Story, Delaware Valley Regional High School District. Accessed October 4, 2025. "Delaware Valley Regional High School was the third high school created in Hunterdon County. Supported by voters and bond money from the five municipalities of Alexandria, Holland, and Kingwood townships; Frenchtown, and Milford, it was in the 'geographic center of the region it serves,' according to news accounts."
- ^ School data for Delaware Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
- ^ School Data for the Milford Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Boardwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Staff, Milford Borough School District. Accessed October 4, 2025.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Board of Education, Milford Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Milford Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 4, 2025. "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.