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B+

Wayne Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wayne Township.

Wayne Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of New Jersey school districts

Students
7,549
Schools
15
Spent per student
$28,563
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
The gist

What stands out about Wayne Township School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wayne Township. Grade by grade →

K–510 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 35.5% · 4,116 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.6% · 4,095 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 90.5% · 619 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,563 per student · 0% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,551’20
7,500’21
7,623’22
7,653’23
7,549’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 18%Asian 10%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.