As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 147 students and 17.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Winfield had the 19th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 140 students.[5]
Before the current sending relationship had been established with the Kenilworth Public Schools for township students to attend Brearley, students had attended Rahway High School until a decision by the New Jersey Department of Education in March 2000 allowed for termination of the relationship.[8]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-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.[9]
School
Winfield School serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, including classes for students with special needs. The school had 146 students enrolled as of the 2023–24 school year.[10]
The Winfield School fields both boys and girls sports teams. Sports offered include soccer, basketball, street hockey (sponsored by the New Jersey Devils), and baseball / softball. In 2006, the boys' basketball team was undefeated. In 2007, both the girls and boys' basketball teams were undefeated, the first time in Winfield history both teams were undefeated in the same year.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]
Ross LeBrun, superintendent and principal
Danielle Tarvin, 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 (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.[13][14][15]
↑Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 19. Winfield Township; Enrollment: 140; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Union"
↑Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Winfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed December 11, 2025. "An elected nine-member Board of Education (the 'Board') serves as the policy maker for the District. The Board adopts an annual budget and directly approves all expenditures which serve as the basis for control over and authorization for all expenditures of the School District tax money. The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the School District, responsible to the Board for total educational and support operations." See "Roster of Officials" on page 15.
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