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West New York School District
6028 Broadway
West New York, NJ 07093
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentJohn Fauta
Business administratorKevin Franchetta
Schools9
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment7,805 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty536.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio14.56:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.wnyschools.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,62040$18,891−6.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,7247314,7836.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,410788,7637.4%
6Support Services2,938862,39222.8%
8Administrative Cost1,350321,485−9.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,622531,783−9.0%
13Extracurricular Activities14112268−47.4%
16Median Teacher Salary65,6675764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
School #2

West New York School District is a public school district serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade in West New York, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott districts statewide,[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5]

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,805 students and 536.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.56:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

  • Early Childhood School[9] for Pre-K (1,306 students)
Elementary schools (K-6)
  • Public School #1[10] (671)
  • Public School #2[11] (624)
  • Public School #3[12] (483)
  • Robert Menendez Elementary School (School #4)[13] (715)
  • Albio Sires Elementary School (School #5)[14] (527)
  • Harry L. Bain Elementary School (School #6)[15] (836)
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • John Fauta, Superintendent
  • Kevin Franchetta, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for West New York School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archiveas of May 15, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2012.
  4. ^ What are SDA Districts?, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed August 26, 2012. "SDA Districts are 31 special-needs school districts throughout New Jersey. They were formerly known as Abbott Districts, based on the Abbott v. Burke case in which the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts.... The districts were renamed after the elimination of the Abbott designation through passage of the state’s new School Funding Formula in January 2008."
  5. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed August 26, 2012.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  7. ^ School Data for the West New York School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  8. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the West New York School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Early Childhood School, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  10. ^ Public School No. 1, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Public School No. 2, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  12. ^ Public School No. 3, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Robert Menendez Elementary School No. 4, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  14. ^ Albio Sires Elementary School No. 5, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  15. ^ Harry L. Bain School, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  16. ^ West New York Middle School, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Memorial High School, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  18. ^ Central Office Administration, West New York School District. Accessed September 29, 2014.
  19. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 29, 2014.

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