West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

Public school district · Mercer County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3417700

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District spent $24,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 10 schools enrolled 8,831 students in 2024-25; 23.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,162 per student, up 3.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional in enrollment (8,020 to 10,097 students) and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; Brick Township $22,404; Plainfield Public Schools $21,278; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Sch…$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Region…$24,208Brick Township$22,404Plainfield Public Schools$21,278State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; Brick Township $22,404; Plainfield Public Schools $21,278; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208Brick Township$22,404Plainfield Public Schools$21,278State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; Brick Township $22,404; Plainfield Public Schools $21,278; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208Brick Township$22,404Plainfield Public Schools$21,278State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; Brick Township $22,404; Plainfield Public Schools $21,278; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208Brick Township$22,404Plainfield Public Schools$21,278State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$249,570,000 in revenue: 23.5% state, 74.2% local and 2.3% federal. Total spending including $20,015,000 of capital outlay was $251,393,000, or $27,849 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $58,699,000; Local $185,111,000; Federal $5,760,000; total $249,570,000.
  • State$58,699,000 24%
  • Local$185,111,000 74%
  • Federal$5,760,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8,959 students in 2022-23, 8,943 students in 2023-24, 8,831 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,959, 2023-24: 8,943, 2024-25: 8,83102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9592023-248,9432024-258,831
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,959, 2023-24: 8,943, 2024-25: 8,83102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9592023-248,9432024-258,831
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,959, 2023-24: 8,943, 2024-25: 8,83102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9592023-248,9432024-258,831
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,959, 2023-24: 8,943, 2024-25: 8,83102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9592023-248,9432024-258,831

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,959774.211.6
2023-248,943782.011.4
2024-258,831774.811.4

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

$65,697,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,278 per student

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District booked $65,697,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 775 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 $84,747 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 76 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$50,787,00077.3%
Special education$11,354,00017.3%
Other programs$3,556,0005.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,341 in 2018-19, $6,500 in 2019-20, $6,637 in 2020-21, $7,045 in 2021-22, $7,278 in 2022-23.

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,341, 2019-20: $6,500, 2020-21: $6,637, 2021-22: $7,045, 2022-23: $7,27802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3412019-20$6,5002020-21$6,6372021-22$7,0452022-23$7,278
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,341, 2019-20: $6,500, 2020-21: $6,637, 2021-22: $7,045, 2022-23: $7,27802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3412019-20$6,5002020-21$6,6372021-22$7,0452022-23$7,278
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,341, 2019-20: $6,500, 2020-21: $6,637, 2021-22: $7,045, 2022-23: $7,27802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3412019-20$6,5002020-21$6,6372021-22$7,0452022-23$7,278
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,341, 2019-20: $6,500, 2020-21: $6,637, 2021-22: $7,045, 2022-23: $7,27802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3412019-20$6,5002020-21$6,6372021-22$7,0452022-23$7,278

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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 68% 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 arts77%48.6%
Math68%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 829 students in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate97%90.5%
Students in the class829106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 3,482 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Millstone River School7729.28.7%Schoolwide program
Maurice Hawk Elementary School72311.410.2%Targeted program
Village Elementary School65711.36.4%Not Title I
Dutch Neck Elementary School55711.27.5%Not Title I
Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro4398.015.7%Schoolwide program
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School33413.47.2%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.

2 middle schools, 2,212 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thomas R Grover Middle School1,18311.67.3%Not Title I
Community Middle School1,02910.18.0%Schoolwide 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.

2 high schools, 3,137 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South1,62713.78.2%Schoolwide program
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North1,51012.95.4%Schoolwide 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District ranks 185 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,208).#185 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is the number 21 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 9,027 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#21 of 672
  3. East Orange School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 9,272 students in fall 2022, $30,322 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,322
  4. Middletown Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 8,993 students in fall 2022, $24,671 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,671
  5. Compare West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District with East Orange School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, its largest high school1,627 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.1,627
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District spent $84,747 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$84,747
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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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

  1. How many schools and students are in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high), enrolling 8,831 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District spend per student?
    $24,208 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 $25,162 per student, up 3.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's money come from?
    $249,570,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.5% state, 74.2% local and 2.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 266 of the 10,381 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.6%, 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $65,697,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,278 per student. Divided by the 775 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $84,747 per teacher, more than 76 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 68% 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 the graduation rate in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District?
    97% of the 829 students in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's NCES district ID?
    3417700. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

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