Washington Township Schools

Washington Township Schools
Superintendent: John Sakala
Business Administrator: Elizabeth George
Address: 53 West Mill Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 4
Enrollment: 2,863 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 161.0
Student–teacher ratio: 17.8
District Factor Group: I
Web site: http://www.wtschools.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,333 41 $12,420 -0.7%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,668 53 7,588 1.1%
6 Support Services 2,134 73 1,771 20.5%
8 Administrative Cost 1,175 9 1,411 -16.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,288 24 1,462 -11.9%
13 Extracurricular Activities 68 27 97 -29.9%
16 Median Teacher Salary 58,915 69 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Washington Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The district includes five schools and a central office.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,863 students and 161.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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 grades 9-12 attend West Morris Central High School, which is located in Washington Township, but has a Chester mailing address, and is part of the West Morris Regional High School District. Students in the district come from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and from Washington Township.[4]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  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 December 8, 2009.
  4. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 17, 2008. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The district serves the students of five Morris County communities, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township, in grades 9 through 12. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  5. ^ Data for the Washington Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 22, 2009.
  6. ^ Central Office Staff, Washington Township Schools. Accessed December 22, 2009.
  7. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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