Totowa Borough Public Schools

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Coordinates40°54′11″N 74°12′57″W / 40.903134°N 74.215962°W / 40.903134; -74.215962
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentPatricia Capitelli
Business administratorVincent W. Varcadipane
Totowa Borough Public Schools
Address
10 Crews Street
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07512
United States
Coordinates40°54′11″N 74°12′57″W / 40.903134°N 74.215962°W / 40.903134; -74.215962
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentPatricia Capitelli
Business administratorVincent W. Varcadipane
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment908 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty67.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.totowa.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,97619$18,891−15.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,5625014,1592.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,504418,659−1.8%
6Support Services2,438602,16712.5%
8Administrative Cost1,891751,54722.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,706591,6125.8%
13Extracurricular Activities82104−92.3%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7435561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Totowa Borough Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Totowa, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 908 students and 67.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[1]

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.[3]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Falls and Woodland Park. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.[4][5] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[6]

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10]

  • Memorial School[11] with 416 students in grades PreK-3
    • Joseph Compel, principal[12]
  • Washington Park School[13] with 487 students in grades 4–8
    • David Bower, principal[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][14]

  • Patricia Capitelli, superintendent
  • Vincent W. Varcadipane, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

References

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