Mahwah Township Public Schools

Mahwah Township Public Schools
The logo of the Mahwah Township Public Schools, which depicts their "Thunderbird" mascot
Address
60 Ridge Road
Mahwah
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07430
United States
Coordinates41°05′27″N 74°09′25″W / 41.090833°N 74.156904°W / 41.090833; -74.156904
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMichael DeTuro
Business administratorKyle J. Bleeker
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,913 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty262.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.mahwah.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,73455$18,8914.5%
1Budgetary Cost16,2495914,7839.9%
2Classroom Instruction9,252608,7635.6%
6Support Services2,604572,3928.9%
8Administrative Cost1,975671,48533.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,930571,7838.2%
13Extracurricular Activities4505026867.9%
16Median Teacher Salary71,2506264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Mahwah Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Mahwah, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,913 students and 262.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[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 the lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mahwah Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Mahwah Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mahwah Township Public Schools. Accessed March 24, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Mahwah Township Public School District. Composition: The Mahwah Township Public School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mahwah Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.