| Washington Borough Public Schools | |
| Superintendent: | Frank Esposito |
| Businessadmin: | Timothy Mantz |
| Address: | 300 West Stewart Street |
| City: | Washington |
| County: | Warren County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07882 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.7587°N -74.9911°W |
| Grades: | PreK-6 |
| Schools: | 2 |
| Enrollment: | 481 (as of 2018–19) |
| Faculty: | 44.6 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 10.8:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | DE |
The Washington Borough Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Washington Borough, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 481 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[2]
Students in public school for seventh through twelfth grades attend the Warren Hills Regional School District, which serves students from Washington Borough, along with those from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township and Washington Township, as well as students from Oxford Township (for 9-12 only, attending on a tuition basis).[3] [4] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School[6] located in Washington Borough with 542 students in grades 7-8 and Warren Hills Regional High School[7] located in Washington Township with 1,205 students in grades 9-12.[8]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10] [11] [12] [13]
Core members of the district's administration are:[16] [17]
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 (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.[18] [19] [20]