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Weehawken School District

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Weehawken School District
53 Liberty Place
Weehawken, NJ 07086
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Robert R. Zywicki
Business administratorHwey-Hwey "Vicky" Guo
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,299 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Faculty108.3 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitehttp://www.weehawken.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,59836$18,8913.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,1242914,783−4.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,371278,763−4.5%
6Support Services1,905202,392−20.4%
8Administrative Cost1,718291,48515.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,487191,783−16.6%
13Extracurricular Activities4352526862.3%
16Median Teacher Salary55,5571264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township of Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,299 students and 108.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools
  • Daniel Webster School,[7] served 419 students in PreK through 2nd grade
    • Anthony Colasurdo, Principal[5]
  • Theodore Roosevelt School[8] served 400 students in grades 3-6
    • Alfred Orecchio, Principal[5]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

  • Dr. Robert R. Zywicki, Superintendent of Schools
  • Hwey-Hwey "Vicky" Guo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Weehawken School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 20, 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 18, 2015.
  4. ^ School Data for the Weehawken School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 20, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e Schools, Weehawken School District. Accessed July 26, 2014.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Weehawken School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Daniel Webster School, Weehawken School District. Accessed March 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Theodore Roosevelt School, Weehawken School District. Accessed March 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Weehawken High School, Weehawken School District. Accessed March 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Staff, Weehawken School District. Accessed March 20, 2016.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 26, 2014.

40°46′27″N 74°01′06″W / 40.774141°N 74.018294°W / 40.774141; -74.018294