Wayne Public Schools

Wayne Public Schools
50 Nellis Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Dr. Mark Toback
Business administrator Juanita A. Petty
Schools 14
Students and staff
Enrollment 8,560 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 654.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.08:1
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.wayneschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,61554$18,891-1.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,3706714,7834.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,798558,7630.4%
6Support Services2,669782,39211.6%
8Administrative Cost1,424481,485-4.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,891741,7836.1%
13Extracurricular Activities4109926853.0%
16Median Teacher Salary66,1805964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Wayne Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 14 schools had an enrollment of 8,560 students and 654.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.08:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]

Awards and recognition

John F. Kennedy School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7][8]

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools (grades 9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[23][24]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Wayne School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ School Data for the Wayne Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 22, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Index of Schools, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed August 22, 2014
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Wayne Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Passaic County 2014-15 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ Randall Carter Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  10. ↑ Theunis Dey Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ James Fallon Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  13. ↑ Lafayette Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ Packanack Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  15. ↑ Pines Lake Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  16. ↑ Ryerson Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ Albert P. Terhune Elementary School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  18. ↑ Schuyler-Colfax Middle School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  19. ↑ George Washington Middle School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  20. ↑ Anthony Wayne Middle School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  21. ↑ Wayne Hills High School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  22. ↑ Wayne Valley High School, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  23. ↑ District Administration, Wayne Public Schools. Accessed August 22, 2014.
  24. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 22, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°55′39″N 74°14′38″W / 40.927419°N 74.243897°W / 40.927419; -74.243897

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