Washington Township Schools

Washington Township Schools
53 West Mill Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Jeffrey S. Mohre
Business administrator Elizabeth George
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 3,589 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 202.0 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 17.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.wtschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,67264$18,891-1.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,7515514,1594.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,319668,6597.6%
6Support Services2,572712,16718.7%
8Administrative Cost1,253121,547-19.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,529431,612-5.1%
13Extracurricular Activities7934104-24.0%
16Median Teacher Salary66,1587161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Washington Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The district includes four schools and a central office.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 3,589 students and 202.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Central High School, which is located in the township, but has a Chester mailing address. The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, who attend West Morris Mendham High School.[4] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,299 students and 100.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools

Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School[9] (521 students; in grades K-5)

    • Dr. Jolene Battitori, Principal
    • Monica Whitmore, Assistant Principal
  • Flocktown-Kossmann School[10] (501; K-5)
    • Michael Craver, Principal
    • John Winsted, Assistant Principal
  • Old Farmers Road School[11] (358; K-5)
    • Joseph Ciulla, Principal
Middle school
  • Long Valley Middle School[12] for grades 6-8 (892)
    • Mark Ippolito, Principal
    • Danielle Schweitzer, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

  • Jeffrey S. Mohre, Superintendent[14]
  • Elizabeth George, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Washington Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 March 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  5. ↑ School data for West Morris Central High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ School Data for the Washington Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Our Schools, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Washington Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Flocktown-Kossmann School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ Old Farmers Road School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ Long Valley Middle School, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Superintendents Office, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Washington Township Schools. Accessed March 19, 2017.

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