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Totowa Borough Public Schools

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Business administrator
  
Vincent W. Varcadipane

Website
  
www.totowa.k12.nj.us

Total Spending
  
$15,976

Number of students
  
1,486 (2014–2015)

Faculty
  
79

Enrollment
  
1,486 (as of 2014-15)

Superintendent
  
Patricia Capitelli

District Factor Group
  
CD

1A
  
Total Spending

$15,976
  
19

Schools
  
2

Grades
  
Pre-K to 8

Student-teacher ratio
  
18.8:1

The Totowa Borough Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Totowa, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Totowa Borough, NJ, USA

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,486 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.8:1.

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.

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Falls Township and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). The school facility is located in Little Falls Township. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,355 students and 104.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

  • Memorial School which houses students in pre-kindergarten through second grade (405 students)
  • Joe Compel, Principal
  • Washington Park School for grades three through eight (671)
  • Michael O'Brien, Principal
  • Jonathan Kruzel, Vice Principal
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Patricia Capitelli, Superintendent
  • Vincent W. Varcadipane, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Totowa Borough Public Schools Wikipedia