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.Hamburg Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hamburg School District, adopted August 13, 2008. Accessed April 7, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hamburg School District. Composition: The Hamburg School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hamburg in the County of Sussex."Public School Directory 2024-2025, Sussex County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2026.School Performance Reports for the Hamburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the Hamburg School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
As of the 2024–25 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 student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.District information for Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
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.Comstock, Lori. "Wallkill Valley raises facilities fees; Out-of-district will pay twice as much as much as companies in the district", The Advertiser News, September 29, 2014. Accessed April 7, 2025. "Tossing around figures, the board, with Interim Superintendent Robert Walker's suggestion, agreed to raise the fee for the gymnasium to $1,000 for non-profit and companies located in the sending district. These sending districts include Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston, and Ogdensburg."Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed April 7, 2025. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin." As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 581 students and 49.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
In 2024, the Wallkill Valley district began a regionalization process with its constituent municipalities to consider the formation of a common K–12 district.Shwiff, Kathy. "Grant to fund school regionalization study", Sparta Independent, August 22, 2024. Accessed April 8, 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."Wallkill Valley Regionalization Roadmap, Hamburg School District. Accessed April 8, 2025.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2024–25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.) are: Elementary school Hamburg School, with 235 students in grades PreK–8
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Administration, Hamburg School District. Accessed August 7, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Kimberly Sigman, superintendent Amanda Weaver, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education 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.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.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hamburg Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed April 7, 2025. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See Roster of Officials on page 13.Board of Education, Hamburg School District. Accessed April 7, 2025.
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External links Hamburg School District
School Data for the Hamburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics