West New York School District

West New York School District
Address
6028 Broadway
West New York
, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07093
United States
Coordinates40°47′12″N 74°00′38″W / 40.786745°N 74.010535°W / 40.786745; -74.010535
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentClara Brito Herrera
Business administratorDean Austin
Schools9
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment8,498 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty595.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.3:1[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
Early Childhood School

West New York School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West New York, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] 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.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 8,498 students and 595.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.[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.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for West New York Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ West New York Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West New York School District. Accessed March 10, 2021. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the West New York School District. Composition The West New York School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West New York in the County of Hudson."
  4. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  5. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 10, 2021.