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Harding Township

Morris County · 1 schools · 297 students
Grades PK–8 · was K–8 in 1998
Updated June 2026

Enrollment, by grade

In 2025-26 it enrolled 297 students across grades PK–8. That is 49 fewer than in 1998-99 (346) — the district has shrunk. It peaked at 354 in 1999-00. Its biggest cohort is grade 3.

students 010020030040087654321KPK1998200320082013201820232025

Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the district looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2025-26 was White students — 95% then, 83% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 77%83%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or moreNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this district barely moved.

That’s a smaller shift than 92% of Morris County districts. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Two or more +1.3·Asian −1.1·Hispanic +1

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 2.7% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 01020notreportednotreported18.6%2.7%1998200320082013201820232025
This districtMorris County

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter line shows Morris County, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Budget

In 2025-26, Harding Township proposed a $14.2 million General Fund operating budget.

Operating revenue

  • Local sources$12.5 million
  • State sources$952,139
  • Fund balance / other$675,703

Operating spending

  • Instruction and day-to-day operations$13.9 million
  • Buildings, equipment, and other capital costs$293,851

These are proposed NJDOE User-Friendly Budget planning rows—not audited actuals, household tax bills, or all-funds totals.

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Test scores

Growth measures how much students progressed over the year against peers who scored the same the year before — 50 is a typical year. In 2024-25, this district’s median growth percentile was 53.5 in English and 61.5 in math — NJ calls this “typical” growth.

median student growth percentile · 50 = typical50ELA53.5Math61.5
1 · did not meet2 · partially met3 · approached4 · met5 · exceeded

English language arts: 84.9% met or exceeded expectations in 2024-25 (state 53%), up from 82.5% in 2021-22.

By grade, year to year

Each panel is one grade — watch its mix of levels shift across 2021–2024.

Grade 3
67%81%20212024
Grade 4
81%79%20212024
Grade 5
89%86%20212024
Grade 6
79%81%20212024
Grade 7
83%91%20212024
Grade 8
94%91%20212024

By grade cohort, lined up across years

Each panel lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, but does not track individual students; enrollment can change.

Grade 3 in 2021 → Grade 6 in 2024
67%81%Grade 3Grade 6
Grade 3 in 2022 → Grade 5 in 2024
71%86%Grade 3Grade 5
Grade 4 in 2021 → Grade 7 in 2024
81%91%Grade 4Grade 7
Grade 5 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2024
89%91%Grade 5Grade 8
Grade 6 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2023
79%79%Grade 6Grade 8

Math: 83.7% met or exceeded expectations in 2024-25 (state 42%), up from 73.1% in 2021-22.

By grade, year to year

Each panel is one grade — watch its mix of levels shift across 2021–2024.

Grade 3
96%89%20212024
Grade 4
78%96%20212024
Grade 5
59%89%20212024
Grade 6
72%76%20212024
Grade 7
71%79%20212024
Grade 8
35%36%20212024
Algebra I
100%100%20212024
Geometry
withheld20212024

By grade cohort, lined up across years

Each panel lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, but does not track individual students; enrollment can change.

Grade 3 in 2021 → Grade 6 in 2024
96%76%Grade 3Grade 6
Grade 3 in 2022 → Grade 5 in 2024
84%89%Grade 3Grade 5
Grade 4 in 2021 → Grade 7 in 2024
78%79%Grade 4Grade 7
Grade 5 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2024
59%36%Grade 5Grade 8
Grade 6 in 2021 → Grade 8 in 2023
72%23%Grade 6Grade 8

In each panel the flat line is the proficiency boundary: levels 4–5 (met or exceeded) fill the area above it, levels 1–3 below — so a smaller reported share in levels 4–5 makes the area above the line shrink (it isn’t a misleading upward slope). Light = level 1 (did not yet meet expectations), dark = level 5 (exceeded); the % marks the proficient share at the first and last points. The first set of panels follows each grade across the years; the second lines up aggregate grade results one grade higher each year. It approximates a class cohort, not linked individual students. Growth is the median Student Growth Percentile (50 = a typical year), reported only through grade 8. The NJSLA was not given in spring 2020 and was disrupted the next year. Source: NJ School Performance Reports.

Chronic absenteeism

In 2024-25, 6.4% of students were chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days — down from 10.9% in 2021-22.

% chronically absent 0102014.4%6.4%2021202220232024
This districtNew Jersey

Chronic absenteeism — the share of students who missed 10% or more of the days they were enrolled (roughly 18 days across a full school year). The lighter line shows New Jersey, for comparison. Source: NJ School Performance Reports, 2024-25.

Schools in this district

The district’s 1 schools on record. Open any for its full profile.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →