Boonton Public Schools

Boonton Public Schools
Address
434 Lathrop Avenue
Boonton
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07005
United States
Coordinates40°54′05″N 74°24′06″W / 40.901393°N 74.401667°W / 40.901393; -74.401667
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentThomas Valle
Business administratorSteven Gardberg
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,559 (as of 2024–25)[1]
Faculty150.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.boontonschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,38642$18,89118.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,7774514,78320.3%
2Classroom Instruction10,001448,76314.1%
6Support Services3,550472,39248.4%
8Administrative Cost1,735321,48516.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,696331,783−4.9%
13Extracurricular Activities79548268196.6%
16Median Teacher Salary68,0834464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Boonton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Boonton, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,559 students and 150.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[1]

The district's high school serves students from Boonton and also those from Lincoln Park, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lincoln Park Public Schools, with Lincoln Park students accounting for a majority of students at the high school.[4] The two districts have sought to sever the more-than-50-year-old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education, less than the number of seats that would be allocated based on the percentage of students of population.[5] In April 2006, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected the request.[6]

History

Boonton High School formally opened in 1875,[7] with the first class graduating the following year. The first building dedicated for use as a high school was constructed in 1897 at the site that became the location of John Hill School in 1922.[8]

Starting with the 1930–31 school year, students from Lincoln Park were formally assigned by the state to attend Boonton High School, with 62 students being sent there to attend for grades 9–12, before which they could attend the high school of their choice by paying tuition.[9]

Students from Parsippany–Troy Hills had attended the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Parsippany–Troy Hills School District until Parsippany High School opened for the 1956-57 school year, leaving students at Boonton High School being sent from Boonton Township, Lincoln Park and Montville.[10]

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.[11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2024–25 enrollment statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14]

Elementary schools
  • School Street School[15] with 325 students in grades PreK–2
    • Alison Schessler, principal[16]
  • John Hill School[17] with 556 students in grades 3–8
    • Peter Nosal, principal[18]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21][22]

  • Thomas Valle, superintendent
  • Steven Gardberg, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration; an additional member represents Lincoln Park. 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 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.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Boonton Town Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Boonton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Boonton Public Schools, adopted April 30, 2007. Accessed February 24, 2026. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Town of Boonton School District. Composition: The Town of Boonton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Boonton."
  4. ^ Lincoln Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 19, 2016. "Lincoln Park participates in a sending-receiving relationship with Boonton High School, which offers a comprehensive educational program for children in grades 9 through 12. The Lincoln Park School District sends approximately 295 students to Boonton High School. Approximately 55 high school age students attend The Academies of Morris County."
  5. ^ English v. Board Of Educ. Of Town Of Boonton, 161 F. Supp. 2d 344 (D.N.J. 2001), Justia, decided August 21, 2001. Accessed January 15, 2020. "As described in greater detail in this Court's March 26, 2001 Opinion, the town of Lincoln Park maintains its own elementary school system, but entered into a sending-receiving relationship with the town of Boonton over 50 years ago for education of its high school students at Boonton High School. N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8 provides that Lincoln Park, the sending district, shall have one seat on Boonton's Board of Education, irrespective of the relative populations of the two towns.... Thus, pursuant to the Commissioner's proposal, Lincoln Park would be given three seats on the Boonton Board comprised of twelve total members, representing 25% of the total board vote on issues within the purview of section 8.1."
  6. ^ Commissioner of Education Decision, New Jersey Department of Education, April 25, 2006. Accessed March 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Hatala, Greg. "Glimpse of History: Well-dressed graduates in Boonton", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 22, 2015, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 24, 2026. "The Boonton Historical Society and Museum notes that the high school was founded in 1875, only eight years after Boonton was officially incorporated as a town."
  8. ^ Rosenthal, Peter. "Boonton High alumni picks 43 for Hall of Fame", Daily Record, November 4, 1996. Accessed February 24, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Boonton High School began in the 1870s and graduated its first class in 1876.... In 1897, the first high school was built where the School Street School is located. That red brick building was replaced with what is now the John Hill School on Lathrop Avenue in 1922. The current high school was built later on Lathrop Avenue. Students from parts of Parsippany and Denville and Lincoln Park, Boonton Township and Montville attended the school at one time. Lincoln Park is now the lone sending district.
  9. ^ "Big Enrollment Seen As School Opens Today", The Morning Call, September 3, 1930. Accessed February 24, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Sixty-two local students will be enrolled at Boonton high school this year, which has been designated by the state board as the approved high school for the borough, making its compulsory for students now entering to attend there. Heretofore, pupils wishing to attend high schools in other counties did so by paying the extra cost of tuition."
  10. ^ "HS for Boonton Students To Cost $620 Per Pupil", The News, December 11, 1956. Accessed February 24, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "The lower enrollment Is caused by the withdrawal of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township pupils who will attend that municipality's new high school. The enrollment from the other three sending districts -- Lincoln Park. Montville Township and Boonton Township -- has Increased, thus making the net loss smaller than the enrollment at Parsippany High School would indicate."
  11. ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  12. ^ School Data for the Boonton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  13. ^ School Performance Reports for the Boonton Town School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Boonton Town School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2024.
  15. ^ School Street School, Boonton Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  16. ^ School Administration, School Street School. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  17. ^ John Hill School, Boonton Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  18. ^ School Administration, John Hill School. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  19. ^ Boonton High School, Boonton Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  20. ^ School Administration, Boonton High School. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  21. ^ District Administration, Boonton Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2026.
  22. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Boonton Town School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2025. Accessed February 24, 2026. "The Town of Boonton School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials along with one representative from Lincoln Park and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
  25. ^ Board Members, Boonton Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2026.
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