Weehawken School District

Weehawken School District
Address
53 Liberty Place Weehawken , Hudson County , New Jersey , 07086 United States
Coordinates	40°46′27″N74°01′06″W / 40.774141°N 74.018294°W / 40.774141; -74.018294
District information
Grades	PreK–12
Superintendent	Eric Crespo
Business administrator	Eulalia Gillis (interim)
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,320 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	130.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.1:1 [1]
District mascot	Indians
Colors	Red  White
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.weehawkenschools.net
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K–12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,598 36 $18,891 3.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,124 29 14,783 −4.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,371 27 8,763 −4.5% 6 Support Services 1,905 20 2,392 −20.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,718 29 1,485 15.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,487 19 1,783 −16.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 435 25 268 62.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 55,557 12 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K–12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district consisting of three schools serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township of Weehawken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,320 students and 130.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. ^[1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 2017, the International Center for Leadership in Education named Weehawken "one of the twelve most innovative districts in the nation." ^[5] Niche.com ranked Weehawken 79th on its list of the top 100 school districts in New Jersey with each of the district's schools receiving an A rating. ^[6] The Washington Post ranked Weehawken High School in the top 12% of all high schools in the United States—including 79th in the state and highest-ranked in Hudson County—on its 2017 list of "America’s Most Challenging High Schools." ^{[7] [8]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[9] ) are: ^{[10] [11]}

Elementary schools

• Daniel Webster School ^[12] with 391 students in PreK through 2nd grade
  • Amani Hassan, Principal ^[13]
• Theodore Roosevelt School ^[14] with 328 students in grades 3–6
  • Suzanne Mera, principal ^[15]

High school

• Weehawken High School ^[16] with 589 students in grades 7–12
  • Robert Ferullo, principal ^[17]

Administration

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

• Eric Crespo, superintendent of schools ^[20]
• Eulalia Gillis, interim 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 as part of the April school 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] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Weehawken is one of approximately 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

References

1. District information for Weehawken Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Weehawken Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Weehawken School Distric, updated September 2009. Accessed December 16, 2024. "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 twelve in the Weehawken School District. Composition: The Weehawken School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Weehawken."
4. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
5. Zeitlinger, Ron. "Weehawken school district one of 12 to win 'Innovative' honor", The Jersey Journal , February 8, 2017. Accessed August 13, 2017. "The Weehawken school district has been named an "Innovative District" for 2017 by the International Center for Leadership in Education, officials announced. Weehawken is one of the 12 districts chosen for the award, and representatives from the district will share its best practices at the 25th annual Model Schools Conference in Nashville in June."
6. Weehawken Board of Education, [[Niche (company)|]]. Accessed August 13, 2017.
7. Matthews, Jay. "America’s Most Challenging High Schools", The Washington Post , May 5, 2017. Accessed August 13, 2017.
8. Staff. "Weehawken ranked Hudson County’s top school district", The Hudson Reporter , August 11, 2017. Accessed August 13, 2017. "Niche.com, a Pittsburgh-based internet firm that analyzes dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S., has ranked Weehawken Township school district the number one district in Hudson County."
9. School Data for the Weehawken School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Weehawken School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. School Performance Reports for the Weehawken Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. Daniel Webster School, Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.
13. Principal, Daniel Webster School. accessed December 16, 2024.
14. Theodore Roosevelt School, Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.
15. Staff Directory, Theodore Roosevelt School. Accessed December 16, 2024.
16. Weehawken High School, Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.
17. Staff Directory, Weehawken High School. Accessed December 16, 2024.
18. Administration, Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.
19. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
20. "Weehawken School Board Appoints New Superintendent", Weehawken School District, dated August 1, 2019. Accessed December 16, 2024. "The Weehawken Township Board of Education is excited to announce its appointment of a new superintendent to lead the Weehawken excited to announce its appointment of a new superintendent to lead the Weehawken Township School District. The school board signed a three-year contract with Eric Crespo, 39, who has been an assistant superintendent of academic services and special programs at the Paterson Public Schools for the last three years."
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. Sportelli, Albina. "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections", The Record , April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."
23. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Weehawken School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ended June 30, 2023. Accessed December 16, 2024. "The Weehawken Township School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The District is a Type II District located in the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey. As a Type II, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
24. Board of Education, Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.

External links

• New Jersey portal
• Schools portal

• Weehawken School District
• School Performance Reports for the Weehawken School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Weehawken School District, National Center for Education Statistics