3 6 . 7 % ▁( 1 , 1 6 8 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁Independent ▁Chris ▁D ag get t ▁with ▁ 4 . 9 % ▁( 1 5 5 ▁votes ), ▁with ▁ 3 , 1 8 6 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁among ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁ 7 , 4 6 2 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁ 4 2 . 7 % ▁turn out . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁School ▁District ▁serves ▁public ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁pre - k inder g arten ▁through ▁sixth ▁grade . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁district , ▁compr ised ▁of ▁three ▁schools , ▁had ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁ 8 1 9 ▁students ▁and ▁ 7 8 . 5 ▁class room ▁teachers ▁( on ▁an ▁F TE ▁basis ), ▁for ▁a ▁student – te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 4 : 1 . ▁School s ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁( with ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁en roll ment ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Education ▁Statistics ) ▁are ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Rich ards ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Center ▁with ▁ 2 2 1 ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 2 - 3 ▁( now ▁Pre K - K ), ▁ ▁At co ▁Element ary ▁School ▁with ▁ 1 9 3 ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁K - 1 ▁( now ▁gr ades ▁ 1 - 2 ) ▁and ▁Water ford ▁Element ary ▁School ▁with ▁ 4 0 0