East Windsor Regional School District

East Windsor Regional School District
Address
25A Leshin Lane Hightstown , Mercer County , New Jersey , 08520 United States
Coordinates	40°15′33″N74°31′42″W / 40.259159°N 74.528208°W / 40.259159; -74.528208
District information
Grades	PreK to 12
Superintendent	Mark Daniels
Business administrator	Paul Todd
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	5,138 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	450.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.ewrsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,564 38 $18,891 −7.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,793 38 14,783 −6.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,695 53 8,763 −0.8% 6 Support Services 1,952 26 2,392 −18.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,212 15 1,485 −18.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,539 42 1,783 −13.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 254 53 268 −5.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 72,245 86 64,043 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 East Windsor Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from East Windsor and Hightstown. ^[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,138 students and 450.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. ^[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. ^[4]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades from Roosevelt Borough (a community in Monmouth County) are sent to the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roosevelt Public School District. ^[5]

Awards and recognition

Fourteen EWRSD teachers were selected to participate in Princeton University's "Teachers as Scholars" Program (TAS) for the 2005–2006 school year. Started at Harvard University in 1996 and brought to Princeton in 2000, the TAS program offers a variety of seminars and workshops for school district teachers in a university setting, taught by the faculty and staff of Princeton University.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[6] ) are: ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Elementary schools

• Walter C. Black Elementary School ^[10] with 480 students in grades K-2
  • Heather Gladkowski, principal
• Ethel McKnight Elementary School ^[11] with 589 students in grades K-2
  • Nicole Foulks, principal
• Perry L. Drew Elementary School ^[12] with 579 students in grades 3-5
  • Robert Dias, principal
• Grace N. Rogers Elementary School ^[13] with 611 students in grades PreK / 3-5
  • Lori Emmerson, principal

Middle school

• Melvin H. Kreps Middle School ^[14] with 1,176 students in grades 6-8
  • Samantha Felicetta, principal

High school

• Hightstown High School ^[15] with 1,644 students in grades 9-12
  • Dennis M. Vinson Jr., principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[16] [17]}

• Mark Daniels, superintendent ^[18]
• Paul Todd, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 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. ^[19] The seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with seven seats assigned to East Windsor and two to Hightstown. ^{[20] [21]} Board Members

References

1. District information for East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through twelve in the East Windsor Regional School District. Composition: The East Windsor Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
5. East Windsor Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "The East Windsor Regional School District, located in central New Jersey at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8, is a stable K-12 public school district serving the communities of the East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown as well as Roosevelt Borough students' grades 7 through 12."
6. School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2024.
7. 2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory, Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. School Performance Reports for the East Windsor Regional Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the East Windsor Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
10. Walter C. Black Elementary School , East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
11. Ethel McKnight Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
12. Perry L. Drew Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
13. Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
14. Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
15. Hightstown High School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed March 28, 2022.
16. Administration, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2024.
18. Office of the Superintendent, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
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. East Windsor Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024. "The Board of Education shall consist of nine members; seven from East Windsor Township and two from the Borough of Hightstown."
21. , East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• School Performance Reports for the East Windsor Regional School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics