Washington Township School District (Warren County, New Jersey)

The Washington Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Washington Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4]

Washington Township School District
Address
16 Castle Street
Washington, NJ 07882
United States
Coordinates40.758905°N 75.005473°W / 40.758905; -75.005473
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentKeith Neuhs
Business administratorJean Flynn
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment422 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty46.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,49822$18,891−12.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,6672113,6490.1%
2Classroom Instruction8,108188,366−3.1%
6Support Services2,704452,16125.1%
8Administrative Cost1,662331,46713.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,10751,552−28.7%
13Extracurricular Activities3922390.0%
16Median Teacher Salary68,7675657,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 422 students and 46.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[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.[5]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township and Washington Borough, along with those from Oxford Township who attend for grades 9-12 only.[6][7] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School[9] located in Washington Borough with 542 students in grades 7-8 and Warren Hills Regional High School[10] located in Washington Township with 1,205 students in grades 9-12.[4][11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14]

  • Port Colden School[15] with 163 students in grades 1-3
    • Michael Neu, principal
  • Brass Castle School[16] with 258 students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and grades 4-6
    • Jessica L. Garcia, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

  • Keith Neuhs, superintendent
  • Jean Flynn, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[17][19][20]

References
  1. District information for Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Washington Township School District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Washington Township School District. Accessed June 18, 2020. " "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Washington Township School District. Composition: The Washington Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Washington Township."
  4. Warren County 2022-2023 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed December 27, 2022.
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  6. Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 18, 2020. "At Warren Hills Regional, we provide our students with a strong academic foundation. From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards."
  7. Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020. "The Warren Hills Regional School District services students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township. Oxford Township currently sends its high school students to the Warren Hills Regional High School on a tuition basis."
  8. Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Warren Hills Regional Middle School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  10. Warren Hills Regional High School, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for the Warren Hills Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. School Data for the Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  13. Our Schools, Washington Township School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for the Washington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Port Colden School, Washington Township School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  16. Brass Castle School, Washington Township School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  17. Board of Education, Washington Township School District. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Washington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 18, 2020. "The Washington Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of seven members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-6."
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