Woodland Park School District
| Woodland Park School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Scott E. Rixford | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Thomas DiFluri | ||||
| Address: | 853 McBride Avenue Woodland Park, NJ 07424 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,013 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 58.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 17.5 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.wpschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,202 | 38 | $12,420 | -1.8% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,557 | 50 | 7,588 | -0.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,952 | 63 | 1,771 | 10.2% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,377 | 33 | 1,411 | -2.4% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,273 | 21 | 1,462 | -12.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 54,443 | 41 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Woodland Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Woodland Park, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School. The high school serves students from Little Falls, Totowa and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.[3]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,013 students and 58.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.5.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
- Elementary schools
- Charles Olbon School - 336 students in grades K-2
- Linda Dewey - Principal
- Beatrice Gilmore School - 229 students in grades 3-4
- Margaret Odoksta - Principal
- Middle School
- Memorial School - 448 students in grades 5-8
- Charles Silverstein - Principal
[edit] Administration
Members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Scott E. Rixford, Superintendent
- Thomas DiFluri, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the West Paterson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ District Information, Passaic Valley High School. Accessed January 19, 2009. "The regional district which is served by Passaic Valley High School is comprised of the communities of Little Falls, Totowa Borough and Woodland Park."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Educational statistics for the West Paterson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2009.
- ^ Faculty & Staff, West Paterson School District. Accessed December 1, 2009.
- ^ Passaic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Woodland Park School District
- Woodland Park School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Woodland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Passaic Valley Regional High School
Coordinates: 40°53′45″N 74°12′02″W / 40.895743°N 74.200639°W
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