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School District of the Chathams, New Jersey

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School District of the Chathams
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 3,563 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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School District of the Chathams is a school district in New Jersey (Morris County). During the 2024 school year, 3,563 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The School District of the Chathams consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ann Ciccarelli2027
Katherine Peck2027
Sally Allen20242027
Michael Ryan2026
Bradley Smith2026
Jill Weber2026
Christopher Delsandro2025
Susan Ross2025
Yinglu Zhang2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,160,000 $574 2%
Local: $73,455,000 $19,510 74%
State: $23,108,000 $6,138 23%
Total: $98,723,000 $26,221
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $96,428,000 $25,611
Total Current Expenditures: $86,929,000 $23,088
Instructional Expenditures: $55,126,000 $14,641 57%
Student and Staff Support: $14,088,000 $3,741 15%
Administration: $8,291,000 $2,202 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,424,000 $2,503 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,036,000 $806
Construction: $2,548,000 $676
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $428,000 $113
Interest on Debt: $1,380,000 $366


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 80-84 <50 40-44 PS 75-79 55
2018-2019 75 90 <50 60-64 90-94 73
2017-2018 72 85-89 <50 55-59 85-89 70
2016-2017 72 85-89 <50 55-59 80-84 72
2015-2016 74 85-89 <50 60-64 80-89 73
2014-2015 66 80-84 <=20 45-49 80-89 65
2013-2014 94 >=95 60-79 90-94 >=90 94
2012-2013 94 >=95 >=50 90-94 >=80 94
2011-2012 94 >=95 >=80 80-84 >=80 94
2010-2011 92 >=95 60-79 80-84 >=50 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 73 80-84 <50 55-59 PS 80-84 71
2018-2019 83 90 >=50 70-74 85-89 82
2017-2018 80 85-89 >=50 60-64 85-89 80
2016-2017 81 90-94 <50 70-74 80-84 81
2015-2016 81 90-94 40-59 65-69 85-89 80
2014-2015 75 85-89 40-59 55-59 80-89 74
2013-2014 91 >=95 >=80 80-84 80-89 91
2012-2013 92 >=95 >=50 90-94 >=80 93
2011-2012 91 >=95 >=80 80-84 >=80 91
2010-2011 91 90-94 60-79 75-79 >=50 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=99 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 98 >=80 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 >=99 >=90 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 >=99 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 98 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2014-2015 98 >=80 PS >=80 PS >=95
2013-2014 >=99 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=95
2012-2013 >=99 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 >=99 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 97 >=50 PS PS >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,563 -2.1
2022-2023 3,637 -3.5
2021-2022 3,765 -4.4
2020-2021 3,930 -3.7
2019-2020 4,075 -1.7
2018-2019 4,145 -1.6
2017-2018 4,212 -0.7
2016-2017 4,240 1.6
2015-2016 4,174 1.0
2014-2015 4,133 0.2
2013-2014 4,125 0.3
2012-2013 4,111 1.3
2011-2012 4,057 0.9
2010-2011 4,020 1.7
2009-2010 3,952 5.8
2008-2009 3,724 3.8
2007-2008 3,584 3.3
2006-2007 3,465 3.1
2005-2006 3,359 3.0
2004-2005 3,257 1.8
2003-2004 3,199 6.3
2002-2003 2,997 1.4
2001-2002 2,955 2.5
2000-2001 2,882 2.1
1999-2000 2,821 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE School District of the Chathams (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.9 10.3
Black 1.2 14.5
Hispanic 6.7 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 6.3 3.1
White 70.7 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, School District of the Chathams had 322.71 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.04.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.49
Elementary: 132.07
Secondary: 113.19
Total: 322.71

School District of the Chathams employed 5.00 district administrators and 11.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 15.50
School Administrators: 11.00
School Administrative Support: 16.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.34
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 36.70
Other Support Services: 47.56


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The School District of the Chathams operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chatham High School1,2169-12
Chatham Middle School8426-8
Lafayette Avenue School4944-5
Milton Avenue School299PK-3
Southern Boulevard School380KG-3
Washington Avenue School292KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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