Westfield Public Schools

Westfield Public Schools
Address
302 Elm Street
Westfield
, Union County, New Jersey, 07090
United States
Coordinates40°39′15″N 74°21′08″W / 40.654118°N 74.352339°W / 40.654118; -74.352339
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRaymond A. González
Business administratorPatty Ramos
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment6,304 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty500.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.westfieldnjk12.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,60725$18,891−12.1%
1Budgetary Cost13,0872614,783−11.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,946208,763−9.3%
6Support Services2,364562,392−1.2%
8Administrative Cost1,389411,485−6.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,09841,783−38.4%
13Extracurricular Activities290682688.2%
16Median Teacher Salary71,9088364,043
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 Westfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Westfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 6,304 students and 500.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[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 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 Westfield Public School District, 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. ^ Westfield Public Schools District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Westfield Public Schools. Accessed June 19, 2020. "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 Westfield School District. Composition: The Westfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Westfield."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.