West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Address
321 Village Road East
Princeton Junction
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08550
United States
Coordinates40°16′56″N 74°36′51″W / 40.282351°N 74.614212°W / 40.282351; -74.614212
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDavid Aderhold
Business administratorChristopher Russo
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment9,386 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty773.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,32133$18,891−8.3%
1Budgetary Cost13,7013714,783−7.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,580488,763−2.1%
6Support Services1,983302,392−17.1%
8Administrative Cost1,420461,485−4.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,379231,783−22.7%
13Extracurricular Activities2967026810.4%
16Median Teacher Salary83,85010264,043
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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is a comprehensive high achieving regional public school district in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Windsor Township (in Mercer County) and Plainsboro Township (in Middlesex County).[3] There are four elementary schools (grades PreK/K - 3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4 and 5), two middle schools (grades 6 - 8) and two high schools (grades 9 - 12).[4] Niche.com listed the district as fourth best in New Jersey, and 63rd best in the nation, according to its 2023 Best Schools ranking.[5]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 9,386 students and 773.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c d District information for West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional 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. ^ West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Composition: The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West Windsor and Plainsboro Township."
  4. ^ About Us, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Ten schools will serve our students. Three elementary schools - Dutch Neck Elementary School, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, and Wicoff Elementary School - accommodate kindergarten through Grade 3. Town Center Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through Grade 2. Millstone River School serves students in Grades 3 through Grade 5, and Village School serves children in Grades 4 and 5. Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 are assigned to one of two middle schools - Community Middle School and Thomas R. Grover Middle School. Two high schools, High School North and High School South, serve students in Grades 9 through 12."
  5. ^ "2022 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Rankings". Niche. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.