Wayne Public Schools

Wayne Public Schools
Address
50 Nellis Drive
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07470
United States
Coordinates40°55′39″N 74°14′38″W / 40.927419°N 74.243897°W / 40.927419; -74.243897
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMark Toback
Business administratorDaisy Ayala
Schools15
Students and staff
Enrollment7,746 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty677.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.wayneschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,61554$18,891−1.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,3706714,7834.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,798558,7630.4%
6Support Services2,669782,39211.6%
8Administrative Cost1,424481,485−4.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,891741,7836.1%
13Extracurricular Activities4109926853.0%
16Median Teacher Salary66,1805964,043
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 Wayne Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 15 schools, had an enrollment of 7,746 students and 677.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

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