Watchung Borough Schools

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Coordinates40°38′16″N 74°27′36″W / 40.637763°N 74.459951°W / 40.637763; -74.459951
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJulie Glazer
Business administratorKaren Bishop Johnson
Watchung Borough Schools
Address
One Parenty Way
, Somerset County, 07069
United States
Coordinates40°38′16″N 74°27′36″W / 40.637763°N 74.459951°W / 40.637763; -74.459951
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJulie Glazer
Business administratorKaren Bishop Johnson
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment671 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty62.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.watchungschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,76336$18,891−0.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,3021914,159−6.1%
2Classroom Instruction7,773158,659−10.2%
6Support Services2,086262,167−3.7%
8Administrative Cost1,612271,5474.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,662391,6123.1%
13Extracurricular Activities114301049.6%
16Median Teacher Salary59,2503061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Watchung Borough Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Watchung, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 671 students and 62.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Watchung's students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township together with students from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township and Warren Township (in Somerset County) and Long Hill Township (in Morris County).[5][6] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,741 students and 150.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[7]

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11][12]

Elementary school
  • Bayberry Elementary School[13] with 410 students in grades PreK – 4
    • Denise Fichner, principal[14]
Middle school
  • Valley View School[15] with 254 students in grades 5 – 8
    • Karin Kidd, principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][16]

  • Julie Glazer, superintendent[17]
  • Karen Bishop-Johnson, business administrator / board secretary[18]

Board of education

References

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