West New York School District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6028 Broadway , Hudson County , New Jersey , 07093United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′12″N74°00′38″W / 40.786745°N 74.010535°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Clara Brito Herrera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Dean Austin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 8,498 (as of 2018–19) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 595.0 FTEs [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 14.3:1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West New York School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West New York, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke [4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. [5] [6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 8,498 students and 595.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1. [1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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. [7]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [9] [10]
Core members of the district's administration are: [22] [23]
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 in April. 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. [24]
Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, West New York is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget. [25] Under a state law passed in 2012, West New York shifted elections from April to November in 2014 [26] but voted in 2019 to shift elections back to April. [27]