Rahway Public Schools

Rahway Public Schools
Address
1157 Kline Place
Rahway
, Union County, New Jersey, 07065
United States
Coordinates40°36′29″N 74°16′55″W / 40.60792°N 74.282049°W / 40.60792; -74.282049
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentDr. Aleya Shoieb
Business administratorRafik Tawfik
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment4,056 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty325.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.rahway.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,74459$18,891−0.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,5915414,783−1.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,954638,7632.2%
6Support Services2,373572,392−0.8%
8Administrative Cost1,391421,485−6.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,524411,783−14.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3238126820.5%
16Median Teacher Salary65,2575464,043
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

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

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,056 students and 325.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Rahway Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Rahway Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2022. "The Rahway Board of Education is constituted, authorized, and governed by New Jersey statutes and exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free pre-K-12 public education in the Rahway Public School District. The school district is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Rahway."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.