Rahway Public Schools

The Rahway Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rahway, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3]

Rahway Public Schools
Address
1157 Kline Place Rahway , Union County, New Jersey, 07065 United States
Coordinates	40.60792°N 74.282049°W / 40.60792; -74.282049
District information
Grades	PreK to 12
Superintendent	Dr. Aleya Shoieb
Business administrator	Rafik Tawfik
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	4,056 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty	325.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.rahway.net
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,744 59 $18,891 −0.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,591 54 14,783 −1.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,954 63 8,763 2.2% 6 Support Services 2,373 57 2,392 −0.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,391 42 1,485 −6.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,524 41 1,783 −14.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 323 81 268 20.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,257 54 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,056 students and 325.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:^[6][7]

Elementary schools

• Grover Cleveland Elementary School^[8] with 460 students in grades PreK-6
  • Al Giambrone, principal^[9]
• Franklin Elementary School^[10] with 656 students in grades PreK-6
  • Patrick Holness, principal^[11]
• Madison Elementary School^[12] with 385 students in grades PreK-6
  • Dion Patterson, principal^[13]
• Roosevelt Elementary School^[14] with 613 students in grades PreK-6
  • Leslie Septor, principal^[15]

Middle school

• Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy^[16] with 595 students in grades 7-8
  • Isabel Colon, principal^[17]

High school

• Rahway High School^[18] with 1,298 students in grades 9-12
  • Cary Fields, principal^[19]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[20][21]

• Dr. Aleya Shoieb, superintendent^[22]
• Rafik Tawfik, business administrator and board secretary^[23]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[24][25][26]