The Hamburg School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamburg, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2024âÂÂ25 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 246 students and 30.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of 8.2:1.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which also serves students from Franklin, Hardyston Township and Ogdensburg, as part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District. As of the 2024âÂÂ25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 581 students and 49.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of 11.8:1.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.
In 2024, the Wallkill Valley district began a regionalization process with its constituent municipalities to consider the formation of a common KâÂÂ12 district.
Schools in the district (with 2024âÂÂ25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 two or 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.