East Windsor Regional School District

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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
SuperintendentMark Daniels
Business administratorPaul Todd
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment5,138 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty450.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.ewrsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,56438$18,891−7.0%
1Budgetary Cost13,7933814,783−6.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,695538,763−0.8%
6Support Services1,952262,392−18.4%
8Administrative Cost1,212151,485−18.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,539421,783−13.7%
13Extracurricular Activities25453268−5.2%
16Median Teacher Salary72,2458664,043
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]

Contents

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] [10]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [19]

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. [21] [22] 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. [23] [24]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 August 2, 2024. "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. ↑ General Information, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ 2021-2022 Mercer County Charter and Public Schools Directory, Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ School Performance Reports for the East Windsor Regional Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the East Windsor Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ Walter C. Black Elementary School , East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Ethel McKnight Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ Perry L. Drew Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ Hightstown High School, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Administration, Hightstown High School. Accessed August 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ Administration, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2024.
  20. ↑ Office of the Superintendent, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the East Windsor Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. See Roster of Officials
  23. ↑ 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."
  24. ↑ Board Members, East Windsor Regional School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
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