West New York School District

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West New York School District
Address
6028 Broadway
, Hudson County , New Jersey , 07093
United States
Coordinates 40°47′12″N74°00′38″W / 40.786745°N 74.010535°W / 40.786745; -74.010535
District information
Grades PreK-12
SuperintendentClara Brito Herrera
Business administratorDean Austin
Schools9
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment8,498 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty595.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.wnyschools.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,62040$18,891−6.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,7247314,7836.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,410788,7637.4%
6Support Services2,938862,39222.8%
8Administrative Cost1,350321,485−9.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,622531,783−9.0%
13Extracurricular Activities14112268−47.4%
16Median Teacher Salary65,6675764,043
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
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School #2
Early Childhood School Early Childhood School WNY jeh.jpg
Early Childhood School

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]

Contents

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

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [9] [10]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [22] [23]

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 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]

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  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. West New York Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021. "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 West New York School District. Composition The West New York School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West New York in the County of Hudson."
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