School district · New Jersey

Wayne Township Public School District

Wayne Township Public School District in New Jersey: 15 public schools with 7,549 students and 10.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,703 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
7,549
Students per teacher
10.5
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,703
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
717
Counselors (FTE)
35.9
Students per counselor
210
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.0
Librarians (FTE): 12.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

71%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

3,450 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

59%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

3,348 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$19.3K15
$20.0K16
$20.8K17
$21.8K18
$23.1K19
$23.7K20
$25.2K21
$28.6K22
$28.3K23
$29.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.5% · $6M
State
24% · $57.6M
Local
74% · $177.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$18,432
Support services
$10,635
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.1M
Long-term debt
$2.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–534712.376%65%
K–537013.073%64%
K–538711.968%65%
K–532114.168%57%
K–540813.568%63%
K–535611.864%65%
Pre-K–K1779.3——
K–535112.770%66%
K–52509.252%39%
K–545913.779%68%
6–86179.071%55%
6–84938.667%50%
6–86509.679%58%
9–121,1629.6——
9–121,2019.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
50 Nellis Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone
(973)633-3000
Website