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50 Nellis Drive , Passaic County , New Jersey , 07470United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°55′39″N74°14′38″W / 40.927419°N 74.243897°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Mark Toback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Daisy Ayala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 7,895 (as of 2018–19) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 666.5 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 11.8:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area. [3]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 14 schools, had an enrollment of 7,895 students and 666.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. [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]
Before the district opened its own secondary school in 1952, students from Wayne had attended Pompton Lakes High School. [5] The school was called "Wayne High School" until Wayne Hills High School opened in September 1966, [6] at which time the word "Valley" was added to the original school's name in order to differentiate between the two. [7] [8]
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. [9]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [10] ) are: [11] [12]
Core members of the district's administration are:
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. [29] [30]
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