West Milford Township Public Schools

West Milford Township Public Schools
Address
46 Highlander Drive
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07480
United States
Coordinates41°04′53″N 74°23′10″W / 41.081327°N 74.386223°W / 41.081327; -74.386223
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentLydia Furnari
Business administratorWilliam Scholts
Schools8
Students and staff
Enrollment3,028 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty279.2 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.8:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.wmtps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,63470$18,8913.9%
1Budgetary Cost16,0768014,7838.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,642848,76310.0%
6Support Services2,439632,3922.0%
8Administrative Cost1,588731,4856.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,893751,7836.2%
13Extracurricular Activities293692689.3%
16Median Teacher Salary63,8204664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The West Milford Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Milford, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,028 students and 279.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.

The district has six elementary schools (grades K-5), one middle school (grade 6-8), and one high school (grades 9-12), and also supports a Center for Adult/Community Education. The school system has 361 certified staff members, over 50% of whom have a master's degree or higher.