School district in Essex County, New Jersey, US
| West Orange Public Schools |
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179 Eagle Rock Avenue
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07052
United States |
| Coordinates | 40°47′39″N 74°14′04″W / 40.794148°N 74.234557°W / 40.794148; -74.234557 |
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| Grades | PreK to 12 |
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| Superintendent | Hayden Moore |
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| Business administrator | Tonya Flowers |
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| Schools | 12 |
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| Enrollment | 6,718 (as of 2019–20)[1] |
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| Faculty | 632.5 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 10.6:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | GH |
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| Website | www.woboe.org |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
(*) |
K-12
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $22,317 | 89 | $18,891 | 18.1% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 16,188 | 82 | 14,783 | 9.5% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,664 | 96 | 8,763 | 21.7% | | 6 | Support Services | 2,011 | 34 | 2,392 | −15.9% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,583 | 72 | 1,485 | 6.6% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,605 | 49 | 1,783 | −10.0% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 260 | 56 | 268 | −3.0% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 82,623 | 100 | 64,043 | 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 |
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The West Orange Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 6,718 students and 632.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]
Since opening its first school in 1895, the district has expanded to include seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.[5] In the 1990s, the district was ranked among the top 1% of schools in the nation by The Washington Post.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c d District information for West Orange Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ West Orange Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 3, 2023. "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 Orange School District. Composition: The West Orange School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West Orange."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2014.
- ^ About, West Orange Public Schools. Accessed October 28, 2021. "The West Orange Public School District has been educating students since 1895 when the historic Washington Elementary School opened its doors. Today, the district boasts eleven extraordinary schools."