| Califon School District | |
| Superintendent: | Michele Cone |
| Businessadmin: | Matthew Herzer |
| Address: | 6 School Street |
| City: | Califon |
| County: | Hunterdon County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07830 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.725°N -74.8397°W |
| Grades: | Pre-K to 8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 87 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 14.4 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 6.0:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | I |
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 87 students and 14.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.0:1.[5] In the 2016-17 school year, Califon had the seventh-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 780 students and 76.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[9] 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.[10] [11] [12]
Califon Public School serves students in grades PreK-8 and had an enrollment of 84 students for the 2021–22 school year.[13]
Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]
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.[17] [18]