Westfield Public Schools

Westfield Public Schools
Address
302 Elm Street
, Union County, New Jersey, 07090
United States
Coordinates40°39′15″N 74°21′08″W / 40.654118°N 74.352339°W / 40.654118; -74.352339
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRaymond A. González
Business administratorPatty Ramos
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment5,979 (as of 2023-24)
Faculty498.05 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.westfieldnjk12.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,60725$18,891−12.1%
1Budgetary Cost13,0872614,783−11.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,946208,763−9.3%
6Support Services2,364562,392−1.2%
8Administrative Cost1,389411,485−6.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,09841,783−38.4%
13Extracurricular Activities290682688.2%
16Median Teacher Salary71,9088364,043
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 Westfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Westfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2023-24 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,979 students and 498.05 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

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.