Weehawken School District
School district in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
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The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district consisting of three schools serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township of Weehawken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
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53 Liberty Place
, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07086United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.774141°N 74.018294°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK–12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Eric Crespo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Eulalia Gillis (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 1,320 (as of 2023–24)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 130.6 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.1:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District mascot | Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,320 students and 130.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[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]
Awards, recognition and rankings
In 2017, the International Center for Leadership in Education named Weehawken "one of the twelve most innovative districts in the nation."[5] Niche.com ranked Weehawken 79th on its list of the top 100 school districts in New Jersey with each of the district's schools receiving an A rating.[6] The Washington Post ranked Weehawken High School in the top 12% of all high schools in the United States—including 79th in the state and highest-ranked in Hudson County—on its 2017 list of "America’s Most Challenging High Schools."[7][8]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11]
- Elementary schools
- Daniel Webster School[12] with 391 students in PreK through 2nd grade
- Amani Hassan, Principal[13]
- Theodore Roosevelt School[14] with 328 students in grades 3–6
- Suzanne Mera, principal[15]
- High school
- Weehawken High School[16] with 589 students in grades 7–12
- Robert Ferullo, principal[17]
Administration
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 as part of the April school 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.[21] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Weehawken is one of approximately 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[22][23][24]
