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Grades
  
PreK-8

1A
  
Total Spending

$18,763
  
36

Schools
  
2

Enrollment
  
1,016 (as of 2014-15)

District Factor Group
  
I

Business administrator
  
Irfan Evcil

Total Spending
  
$18,763

Number of students
  
1,016 (2014–2015)

Faculty
  
61.1

Student-teacher ratio
  
16.6:1

Superintendent
  
Dr. Barbara Resko

Website
  
www.watchungschools.com

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

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Map of Watchung Borough, NJ, USA

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,016 students and 61.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

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.

Watchung's students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township together with students from the neighboring communities of Green Brook Township and Warren Township (in Somerset County) and Long Hill Township (in Morris County). As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,286 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Schools

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

Elementary school
  • Bayberry Elementary School with 363 students in grades PreK – 4
  • Michael Vignola, Principal
  • Middle school
  • Valley View School with 327 students in grades 5 – 8
  • Mary Nunn, Principal
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. Barbara A. Resko, Superintendent
  • Irfan Evcil, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Watchung Borough Schools Wikipedia


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