West Milford Township Public Schools

West Milford Township Public Schools
46 Highlander Drive
West Milford, NJ 07480
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Anthony Riscica (interim)
Business administrator Barbara Francisco
Schools 8
Students and staff
Enrollment 3,782 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 280.8 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.47:1
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website http://www.wmtps.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$19,63470$18,8913.9%
1Budgetary Cost16,0768014,7838.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,642848,76310.0%
6Support Services2,439632,3922.0%
8Administrative Cost1,588731,4856.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,893751,7836.2%
13Extracurricular Activities293692689.3%
16Median Teacher Salary63,8204664,043
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

The West Milford Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 3,782 students and 280.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.47:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[3]

The district has six elementary schools (grades K-6), one middle school (grade 7-8), and one high school (grades 9-12), and also supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher.[4]

The old Newfoundland, two-room schoolhouse is now the Village Square Inn Pizzeria and Restaurant. The old Hillcrest School is now the township's community center. The few one-room schoolhouses are all gone; the last one was the Hewitt School, destroyed by fire set by vandals (it had been the former Methodist church before a new, larger church was built).

Awards and recognition

NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[5]

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10]

Elementary schools (K-6)
Middle school (7-8)
High school (9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][20]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for West Milford School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Home page, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed August 27, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, Accessed December 12, 2006.
  7. ↑ School Data for the West Milford Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Schools, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the West Milford Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Passaic County 2014-15 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Apshawa School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 District Administration, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Maple Road Elementary School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ Marshall Hill Elementary School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ Paradise Knoll Elementary School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ Westbrook Elementary School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  18. ↑ Macopin Middle School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  19. ↑ West Milford High School, West Milford Township Public Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 41°04′53″N 74°23′10″W / 41.081327°N 74.386223°W / 41.081327; -74.386223

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