Franklin Borough School District

Franklin Borough School District
Address
50 Washington Avenue
Franklin
, Sussex County, New Jersey, 07416
United States
Coordinates41°07′01″N 74°35′00″W / 41.116955°N 74.583373°W / 41.116955; -74.583373
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJ.R. Giacchi
Business administratorCarlos Sarmiento
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment507 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty49.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.fboe.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,09929$18,891−4.2%
1Budgetary Cost15,9754514,15912.8%
2Classroom Instruction9,286428,6597.2%
6Support Services2,344382,1678.2%
8Administrative Cost1,985621,54728.3%
10Operations & Maintenance2,136591,61232.5%
13Extracurricular Activities21855104109.6%
16Median Teacher Salary58,8352961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Franklin Borough School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin, in Sussex 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 507 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[1]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which also serves students from Hardyston Township, Hamburg Borough and Ogdensburg Borough, and is part of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District.[7][8] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 617 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[9]

History

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A two-room school opened in 1871 with an enrollment of 50 students as Franklin's first public school. The building was expanded in 1914 to accommodate a vocational school in the central portion of the building, a left wing was added in 1922 and a right wing was constructed in 1926 at a cost of $150,000 (equivalent to $2.7 million in 2024), opening in September 1927. Franklin Industrial School had its first graduating class in 1924 with nine students, which rose to 14 in 1928 when the first full class graduated.[10]

School history records that Babe Ruth, a frequent visitor to the Franklin area, and a group of local engineers oversaw the design of a baseball field whose dimensions matched those of the original Yankee Stadium. A 1960 construction project that added an auditorium and gymnasium to the school necessitated moving the field's original grandstand, considered at the time to be one of the best in the country.[10]

1972 featured the school's largest graduating class, which declined after the opening of Vernon Township High School. Until then, students from Hamburg, Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Ogdensburg and Vernon Township, New Jersey all attended the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[10]

In September 1982, Wallkill Valley Regional High School opened its doors, and Franklin High School closed theirs, making the class of 1982 the final class to graduate from Franklin High School. Franklin School K-12 then became Franklin Elementary School K-8.[10]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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]

In 2024, the Franklin district joined in a process considering a regionalization of Wallkill Valley Regional High School with its constituent municipalities to form a common K–12 district.[12][13]

Schools

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Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics)[14] are:

  • Franklin Borough School (502 students)

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[15]

  • J.R. Giacchi, superintendent and principal
  • Carlos Sarmiento, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 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.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for Franklin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Franklin Borough Board of Education Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Franklin Borough School District, revised April 9, 1984. Accessed March 5, 2025. "Composition: The Franklin School District shall be comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Franklin for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Kindergarten through 8."
  4. ^ Public School Directory 2024-2025, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Franklin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Wallkill Valley Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Wallkill Valley Regional High School, adopted January 5, 2022. Accessed March 5, 2025. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Wallkill Valley Regional High School District. Composition The Wallkill Valley Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston, and Ogdensburg."
  8. ^ Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed March 5, 2025. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  9. ^ School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d Franklin School History, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed March 5, 2025.
  11. ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Shwiff, Kathy. "Grant to fund school regionalization study", Sparta Independent, August 22, 2024. Accessed March 5, 2025. "During the spring, the Wallkill Valley, Franklin and Hamburg districts agreed to study the benefits of a possible consolidation. Wallkill Valley is the lead entity in conducting the study. Students from Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston and Ogdensburg attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School."
  13. ^ Wallkill Valley Regionalization Roadmap, Rowan School Regionalization Institute, November 2024. Accessed March 5, 2025.
  14. ^ School Data for the Franklin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Franklin Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 5, 2025. "The Franklin Borough School District is one of 616 school districts in the State of New Jersey and one of 26 school districts in Sussex County. The School District provides education for its preschool through eighth grade students. Geographically, the District is comprised of the Borough of Franklin only. The School District’s total area is 4.5 square miles. The 487 elementary students enrolled in the Franklin Borough School District attend the one school comprising the District. Students for 9th through 12th grade attend the Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston, N.J. An elected nine-member Board of Education (the 'Board') serves as the policy maker for the School District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  18. ^ Board of Education, Franklin Borough School District. Accessed March 5, 2025.
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