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Wayne Public Schools
Main administration building
Address
50 Nellis Drive
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07470
United States
Coordinates40°55′39″N 74°14′38″W / 40.927419°N 74.243897°W / 40.927419; -74.243897
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDavid Cittadino
Business administratorDaisy Ayala
Schools15
Students and staff
Enrollment7,746 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty677.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.wayneschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,61554$18,891−1.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,3706714,7834.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,798558,7630.4%
6Support Services2,669782,39211.6%
8Administrative Cost1,424481,485−4.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,891741,7836.1%
13Extracurricular Activities4109926853.0%
16Median Teacher Salary66,1805964,043
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 Wayne Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 15 schools, had an enrollment of 7,746 students and 677.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[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]

History

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Before the district opened its own secondary school in 1952, students from Wayne had attended Pompton Lakes High School.[5] The school was called "Wayne High School" until Wayne Hills High School opened in September 1966,[6] at which time the word "Valley" was added to the original school's name in order to differentiate between the two.[7][8]

Awards and recognition

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John F. Kennedy School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[9]

Schools

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Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

Preschools
  • Preakness Early Childhood Center[14] (198 students; in PreK)
    • Patricia Monaco, principal[15]
Elementary schools
  • Randall Carter Elementary School[16] (309; K–5)
    • Kimberly Thompson, principal[17]
  • Theunis Dey Elementary School[18] (435; K–5)
    • Jacob Cavins, interim principal[19]
  • James Fallon Elementary School[20] (373; K–5)
    • Ethan Maayan, principal[21]
  • John F. Kennedy Elementary School[22] (377; K–5)
    • Kolleen Myers, principal[23]
  • Lafayette Elementary School[24] (311; K–5)
    • Melissa Avgerinos, principal[25]
  • Packanack Elementary School[26] (406; K–5)
    • Kenneth Doolittle, principal[27]
  • Pines Lake Elementary School[28] (387; K–5)
    • Lydia Cooper, principal[29]
  • Ryerson Elementary School[30] (237; K–5)
    • Debbie Foti, principal[31]
  • Albert P. Terhune Elementary School[32] (373; K–5)
    • Melissa Coleman, principal[33]
Middle schools
  • Schuyler-Colfax Middle School[34] (621; 6–8)
    • Heather Weinstein, principal[35]
  • George Washington Middle School[36] (508; 6–8)
    • Jack E. Leonard, principal[37]
  • Anthony Wayne Middle School[38] (665; 6–8)
    • Courtney Duin-Savastano, principal[39]
High schools (grades 9–12)

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[44][45]

  • Mark Toback, superintendent
  • William Moffitt, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[46][47][48]

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