Weehawken School District
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The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district
serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township
of Weehawken
, in Hudson County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,172 students and 106.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.
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.
) are as follows:
Elementary Schools
High School
School district
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serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township
Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
of Weehawken
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...
, in Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,172 students and 106.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are as follows:
Elementary Schools
- Daniel Webster School served 343 students in PreK through 2nd grade
- Anthony Colasurdo, Principal
- Theodore Roosevelt School served 314 students in grades 3-6
- Alfred Orecchio, Principal
High School
- Weehawken High SchoolWeehawken High SchoolWeehawken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Weehawken School District....
served 515 students in grades 7-12- Dr. Peter J. Olivieri, Principal/Assistant Superintendent
- Anthony LaBruno, 7th & 8th Grade Principal
- Alfred Orecchio, Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Kevin J. McLellan, Superintendent
- Hwey-Hwey "Vicky" Guo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Weehawken School District
- Data for the Weehawken School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...