Rahway Public Schools

The Rahway Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rahway, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Rahway Public Schools
Address
1138 Kline Place Rahway, NJ 07065
Coordinates	40.60792°N 74.282049°W
District information
Grades	PreK to 12
Superintendent	Dr. Tricia Camp
Business administrator	Albert DiGiorgio
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,922 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	328.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.rahway.net
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,744 59 $18,891 −0.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,591 54 14,783 −1.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,954 63 8,763 2.2% 6 Support Services 2,373 57 2,392 −0.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,391 42 1,485 −6.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,524 41 1,783 −14.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 323 81 268 20.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,257 54 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,922 students and 328.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[1]

The district is 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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7][8]

Elementary schools

• Grover Cleveland Elementary School[9] (559 students; in grades PreK-6)
  • Al Giambrone, Principal
• Franklin Elementary School[10] (647; PreK-6)
  • Aleya Shoieb, Principal
• Madison Elementary School[11] (349; PreK-6)
  • Arina Robinson, Principal
• Roosevelt Elementary School[12] (608; PreK-6)
  • Dr. Cary Fields, Principal

Middle school

• Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy[13] (599; 7-8)
  • Alan Johnson, Principal

High school

• Rahway High School[14] (1,090; 9-12)
  • John Farinella, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6][15]

• Dr. Tricia Camp, Superintendent
• Albert DiGiorgio, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[16][17][18]

References

1. District information for Rahway Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Rahway Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020. "The Rahway Board of Education is constituted, authorized, and governed by New Jersey statutes and exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free pre-K-12 public education in the Rahway Public School District. The school district is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Rahway."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Rahway Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
6. Central Administration Directory 20192020, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
7. Our Schools, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
8. New Jersey School Directory for the Rahway Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
9. Grover Cleveland Elementary School, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
10. Franklin Elementary School, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
11. Madison Elementary School, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
12. Roosevelt Elementary School, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
13. Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
14. Rahway High School, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Rahway School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 16, 2020. "The Rahway School District (the "Board" or the "District") is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
18. Board of Education, Rahway Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.

External links

• Rahway Public Schools
• Rahway Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Rahway Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics