West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
District's main office building
Address
321 Village Road East
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08550
United States
Coordinates40°16′56″N 74°36′51″W / 40.282351°N 74.614212°W / 40.282351; -74.614212
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDavid Aderhold
Business administratorChristopher Russo
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment9,386 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty773.2 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,32133$18,891−8.3%
1Budgetary Cost13,7013714,783−7.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,580488,763−2.1%
6Support Services1,983302,392−17.1%
8Administrative Cost1,420461,485−4.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,379231,783−22.7%
13Extracurricular Activities2967026810.4%
16Median Teacher Salary83,85010264,043
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 Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is a comprehensive high achieving regional public school district in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Windsor Township (in Mercer County) and Plainsboro Township (in Middlesex County). There are four elementary schools (grades PreK/K - 3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4 and 5), two middle schools (grades 6 - 8) and two high schools (grades 9 - 12). Niche.com listed the district as fifth best in New Jersey, and 73rd best in the nation, according to its 2025 Best Schools ranking.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 9,386 students and 773.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

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