| Milford Borough School District | |
| Superintendent: | Rick Falkenstein |
| Businessadmin: | Michele McCann |
| Address: | 7 Hillside Avenue |
| City: | Milford |
| County: | Hunterdon County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08848 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.5688°N -75.0931°W |
| Grades: | PreK-8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 64 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 9.1 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 7.0:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | FG |
| Website: | District web site |
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.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 64 students and 9.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1.[4] In the 2016–17 school year, Milford was the 5th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 81 students.[5]
The district is 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.[6]
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.[7] [8] [9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 721 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[10]
Milford Public School had an enrollment of 86 students in the 2018–19 school year.[11]
Core members of the district's administration are:[12] [13]
The district's board of education, composed 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.[14] [15] [16]