West Essex Regional School District

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West Essex Regional School District
Superintendent: Thomas McMahon
Business Administrator: Michael Falkowski
Address: West Greenbrook Road
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
Grade Range: 7-12/9-12
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 1,601 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 133
Student–teacher ratio: 12.04
District Factor Group: I
Web site: http://www.westex.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
7-12/9-12
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $15,185 33 $13,359 13.7%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,467 35 7,564 11.9%
6 Support Services 2,096 27 1,827 14.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,734 39 1,520 14.1%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,918 28 1,738 10.4%
13 Extracurricular Activities 970 40 621 56.2%
16 Median Teacher Salary 67,318 38 57,840
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The West Essex Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students in seventh through twelfth grade from four municipalities in western Essex County, New Jersey. Communities served by the district's schools are Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland.[3] These four suburban residential communities located approximately 25 miles (40 km) from New York City have a combined population of approximately 23,000 people and cover an area of 18 square miles (47 km2).

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,601 students and 133 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.04.[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.[4]

West Essex Regional is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

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[edit] Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:

  • West Essex Middle School (grades 7-8; 576 students)
    • Principal - David Montgomery
    • Vice Principal - Lisa Tamburri
  • West Essex High School (grades 9-12; 998 students)
    • Interim Principal - Juliann Hoebee
    • Dean of Students - Caesar DiLiberto

[edit] Administration

Members of the district administration are:[6][7]

  • Barbara Longo, Interim Superintendent
  • Michael Falkowski, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b District information for the West Essex Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ West Essex Regional High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 2, 2011. "West Essex Senior High School is located in North Caldwell and serves the four area sending districts of Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland. "
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  5. ^ Data for the West Essex Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Administrative Directory, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed August 2, 2011.
  7. ^ Essex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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Coordinates: 40°52′10″N 74°16′03″W / 40.869371°N 74.267459°W / 40.869371; -74.267459

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