Wanaque Borough Schools

Wanaque Borough Schools
Superintendent: Dr. Richard B. Weisenfeld
Business Administrator: Virginia Merlino (Interim)
Address: 973A Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 964 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 79.0
Student–teacher ratio: 12.2
District Factor Group: DE
Web site: http://www.wanaque.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $13,071 68 $12,420 5.2%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,227 72 7,588 8.4%
6 Support Services 1,706 38 1,771 -3.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,576 63 1,411 11.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,455 47 1,462 -0.5%
13 Extracurricular Activities 67 25 97 -30.9%
16 Median Teacher Salary 66,740 83 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Wanaque Borough Schools are a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Wanaque, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 964 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2.[1]

The district is 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.[3]

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Lakeland Regional High School, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque. The high school is located in Wanaque and is part of the Lakeland Regional High School District.[4]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Wanaque School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Lakeland Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 11, 2011. "The Lakeland Regional High School District, serving grades 9-12, is a comprehensive high school district. Students come to the high school from the Ringwood and Wanaque elementary districts and several private schools."
  5. ^ Data for the Wanaque Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Passaic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Superintendent's Office, Wanaque Borough Public Schools. Accessed April 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Business Office, Wanaque Borough Public Schools. Accessed April 4, 2011.

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