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West Orange Public Schools

7,119 students · 13 schools · 11.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #39 of 651 in New Jersey

Students
7,119
Schools
13
Teachers (FTE)
649
Student–Teacher
11.0:1
County
Essex
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About West Orange Public Schools

West Orange Public Schools is a public school system serving Essex County, New Jersey, based in West Orange. It serves 7,119 students across 13 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #39 largest of New Jersey’s 651 school systems.

Phone9736695400
Address179 Eagle Rock Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052
CountyEssex County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

West Orange Public Schools enrolls 7,119 students in 13 schools — an average of about 548 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #39 of 651 statewide by enrollment.

Students
7,119
#39 of 651 in New Jersey
Schools
13
~548 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in West Orange Public Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (7,119 students reported):

White
18%
Black
33%
Hispanic
37%
Asian
4%
Two or more
8%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

West Orange Public Schools employs about 649 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1 — below the New Jersey average of about 12.0:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 1,397.

Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~12.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
649
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,397
all district employees

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.

Funding

How New Jersey funds schools

New Jersey funds districts through the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA), which calculates a weighted adequacy budget — a base per-pupil cost plus weights for at-risk, English-learner, combination and special-education students — then determines each district’s local fair share and fills the rest with equalization aid. The multi-year S2 law finished rebalancing aid toward under-funded districts in 2024–25.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for West Orange Public Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

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 West Orange Public Schools on the NJ School Performance Reports.

Accreditation

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.

How it compares

West Orange Public Schools vs. New Jersey

Enrollment rank
#39
of 651 districts
Ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~12.0:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Essex County

See every New Jersey district side by side in the New Jersey directory.

Go deeper

Look up West Orange Public Schools’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):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the New Jersey Legislature (the School Funding Reform Act) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by West Orange Public Schools. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3417610. Confirm current details with the district and the New Jersey Department of Education.