Washington Township School District

Public school district · Morris County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3417130

Washington Township School District spent $25,933 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,012 students in 2024-25; 27.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,111 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Washington Township in enrollment (1,935 to 2,026 students) and Washington Township itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Washington Township, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High $32,749; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; Washington Township $25,933; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Pine Hill $23,774; Eastern Camden County Regional $23,022; North Arlington $19,613; Passaic Arts and Science Charter School $19,282; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional H…$33,415North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regio…$32,749Essex County Schools of Techno…$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter Scho…$26,962Washington Township$25,933KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Je…$24,884Pine Hill$23,774Eastern Camden County Regional$23,022North Arlington$19,613Passaic Arts and Science Chart…$19,282State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Washington Township, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High $32,749; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; Washington Township $25,933; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Pine Hill $23,774; Eastern Camden County Regional $23,022; North Arlington $19,613; Passaic Arts and Science Charter School $19,282; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional H…$32,749Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962Washington Township$25,933KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey …$24,884Pine Hill$23,774Eastern Camden County Regional$23,022North Arlington$19,613Passaic Arts and Science Charter Sc…$19,282State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Washington Township, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High $32,749; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; Washington Township $25,933; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Pine Hill $23,774; Eastern Camden County Regional $23,022; North Arlington $19,613; Passaic Arts and Science Charter School $19,282; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High$32,749Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962Washington Township$25,933KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofi…$24,884Pine Hill$23,774Eastern Camden County Regional$23,022North Arlington$19,613Passaic Arts and Science Charter School$19,282State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Washington Township, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High $32,749; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; Washington Township $25,933; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Pine Hill $23,774; Eastern Camden County Regional $23,022; North Arlington $19,613; Passaic Arts and Science Charter School $19,282; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High$32,749Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962Washington Township$25,933KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonp…$24,884Pine Hill$23,774Eastern Camden County Regional$23,022North Arlington$19,613Passaic Arts and Science Charter School$19,282State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$57,093,000 in revenue: 27.6% state, 70.1% local and 2.3% federal. Total spending including $153,000 of capital outlay was $55,741,000, or $28,124 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Washington Township School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,777,000; Local $40,024,000; Federal $1,292,000; total $57,093,000.
  • State$15,777,000 28%
  • Local$40,024,000 70%
  • Federal$1,292,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,974 students in 2022-23, 2,007 students in 2023-24, 2,012 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Washington Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,974, 2023-24: 2,007, 2024-25: 2,01201k2k3k2022-231,9742023-242,0072024-252,012
Washington Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,974, 2023-24: 2,007, 2024-25: 2,01201k2k3k2022-231,9742023-242,0072024-252,012
Washington Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,974, 2023-24: 2,007, 2024-25: 2,01201k2k3k2022-231,9742023-242,0072024-252,012
Washington Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,974, 2023-24: 2,007, 2024-25: 2,01201k2k3k2022-231,9742023-242,0072024-252,012

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,974197.310.0
2023-242,007198.810.1
2024-252,012200.310.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,212,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,684 per student

Washington Township School District booked $17,212,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 200 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $85,953 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 80 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$11,697,00068.0%
Special education$4,328,00025.1%
Other programs$1,187,0006.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,883 in 2018-19, $7,793 in 2019-20, $8,167 in 2020-21, $8,475 in 2021-22, $8,684 in 2022-23.

Washington Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,883, 2019-20: $7,793, 2020-21: $8,167, 2021-22: $8,475, 2022-23: $8,68402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8832019-20$7,7932020-21$8,1672021-22$8,4752022-23$8,684
Washington Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,883, 2019-20: $7,793, 2020-21: $8,167, 2021-22: $8,475, 2022-23: $8,68402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8832019-20$7,7932020-21$8,1672021-22$8,4752022-23$8,684
Washington Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,883, 2019-20: $7,793, 2020-21: $8,167, 2021-22: $8,475, 2022-23: $8,68402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8832019-20$7,7932020-21$8,1672021-22$8,4752022-23$8,684
Washington Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,883, 2019-20: $7,793, 2020-21: $8,167, 2021-22: $8,475, 2022-23: $8,68402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8832019-20$7,7932020-21$8,1672021-22$8,4752022-23$8,684

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Washington Township School District scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 55% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts68%48.6%
Math55%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

3 elementary schools, 1,387 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benedict A. Cucinella School5299.97.9%Targeted program
Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School51312.46.2%Not Title I
Old Farmers Road School34510.47.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 625 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Long Valley Middle School6258.66.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Washington Township School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Washington Township School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentWashington Township School District ranks 117 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,933).#117 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyWashington Township School District is the number 209 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,982 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#209 of 672
  3. North Arlington School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 2,005 students in fall 2022, $19,613 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,613
  4. Eastern Camden County Regional School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,965 students in fall 2022, $23,022 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,022
  5. Compare Washington Township School District with North Arlington School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyWashington Township School District spent $85,953 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$85,953
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Washington Township School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Washington Township School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 2,012 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Washington Township School District spend per student?
    $25,933 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,111 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Washington Township School District's money come from?
    $57,093,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.6% state, 70.1% local and 2.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Washington Township School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 46 of the 2,172 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Washington Township School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,212,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,684 per student. Divided by the 200 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $85,953 per teacher, more than 80 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Washington Township School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Washington Township School District scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 55% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Washington Township School District's NCES district ID?
    3417130. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25