About Caldwell-West School District
Caldwell-West School District is a public school system serving Essex County, New Jersey, based in West Caldwell. It serves 2,561 students across 7 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #160 largest of New Jersey’s 651 school systems.
Size and structure
Caldwell-West School District enrolls 2,561 students in 7 schools — an average of about 366 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #160 of 651 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Caldwell-West School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,561 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Caldwell-West School District employs about 225 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1 — below the New Jersey average of about 12.0:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 467.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How New Jersey funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Caldwell-West School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
New Jersey publishes School Performance Reports for every district, covering proficiency, growth, graduation, college-and-career readiness, English-learner progress and climate measures. Look up Caldwell-West School District on the NJ School Performance Reports.
Accreditation status
New Jersey monitors districts through QSAC (the Quality Single Accountability Continuum), a state review of instruction, governance, fiscal management, operations and personnel; some schools also hold voluntary Middle States accreditation. See the New Jersey Department of Education for a district’s QSAC status.
Caldwell-West School District vs. New Jersey
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Look up Caldwell-West School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):