Rahway Public Schools

School district in Union County, New Jersey, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Rahway Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rahway, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

Coordinates40.60792°N 74.282049°W / 40.60792; -74.282049
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentAleya Shoieb
Business administratorEric Burnside
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Rahway Public Schools
Address
1157 Kline Place
, Union County, New Jersey, 07065
United States
Coordinates40.60792°N 74.282049°W / 40.60792; -74.282049
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentAleya Shoieb
Business administratorEric Burnside
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment4,311 (as of 2024–25)[1]
Faculty327.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.rahway.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,74459$18,891−0.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,5915414,783−1.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,954638,7632.2%
6Support Services2,373572,392−0.8%
8Administrative Cost1,391421,485−6.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,524411,783−14.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3238126820.5%
16Median Teacher Salary65,2575464,043
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
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As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,311 students and 327.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[1]

The district had been 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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2024–25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools
  • Grover Cleveland Elementary School[8] with 453 students in grades PreK–6
    • Lee Andrea Garvin, principal[9]
  • Franklin Elementary School[10] with 658 students in grades PreK–6
    • Patrick Holness, principal[11]
  • Madison Elementary School[12] with 384 students in grades PreK–6
    • Doris "Dee" Jones, principal[13]
  • Roosevelt Elementary School[14] with 608 students in grades PreK–6
    • Leslie Septor, principal[15]
Middle school
  • Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy[16] with 701 students in grades 7–8
    • Isabel Colon, principal[17]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20]

  • Aleya Shoieb, superintendent[21]
  • Eric Burnside, business administrator and board secretary[22]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[23][24][25]

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