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Watchung Borough Schools
One Parenty Way
Watchung, NJ 07069
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Barbara Resko
Business administratorHeather A. Spitzer
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment681 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty54.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.47:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.watchungschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,76336$18,891−0.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,3021914,159−6.1%
2Classroom Instruction7,773158,659−10.2%
6Support Services2,086262,167−3.7%
8Administrative Cost1,612271,5474.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,662391,6123.1%
13Extracurricular Activities114301049.6%
16Median Teacher Salary59,2503061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Watchung Borough Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Watchung, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 681 students and 54.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.47:1.[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]

Watchung's students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township together with students from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township and Warren Township (in Somerset County) and Long Hill Township (in Morris County).[4][5] As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,187 students and 171.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10]

Elementary school
  • Bayberry Elementary School[11] with 381 students in grades K – 4
    • Principal - Mary Nunn[12]
Middle school
  • Valley View School[13] with 332 students in grades 5 – 8
    • Principal - Mary Nunn[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][14]

  • Dr. Barbara A. Resko, Superintendent
  • Heather A. Spitzer, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Watchung School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  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 February 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Watchung Hills Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Close to 2150 students from Green Brook, Long Hill, Warren, and Watchung meet high academic standards and broaden their worldviews as they explore and take risks, discover their passions, and find individual pathways to success."
  5. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 4, 2016. "WATCHUNG HILLS ** 9-12 RECEIVES 9-12 FROM GREEN BROOK, WARREN, WATCHUNG, LONGHILL"
  6. ^ School Data for Watchung Hills Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ School Data for the Watchung Borough Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Schools, Watchung Borough Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Watchung Borough Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  10. ^ 2013-2014 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Bayberry Elementary School, Watchung Borough Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Administration, Watchung Borough Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  13. ^ Valley View School, Watchung Borough Schools. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.

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