Rockaway Township School District - U.S. News Education

Rockaway Township School District

16 School Road, Hibernia, NJ 7842|(973) 627-8200|Website

QUICK STATS

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

Number of Schools

6

Number of Students

2,344

Overview of Rockaway Township School District

Rockaway Township School District contains 6 schools and 2,344 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 40%. Also, 8.3% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Schools in the District

preschools
2
elementary schools
5
middle schools
1
high schools
0

Students at Rockaway Township School District

The student body at the schools served by Rockaway Township School District is 59.7% White, 3.3% Black, 7.3% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 25.3% Hispanic/Latino, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. In addition, 4% of students are two or more races, and 0% have not specified their race or ethnicity.

Also, 47% of students are female, and 53% of students are male. At schools in Rockaway Township School District, 8.3% of students are eligible to participate in the federal free and reduced price meal program and 1.3% of students are English language learners.

School information is provided by the government.

Enrollment by Gender

Female47%
Male53%

Enrollment by Diversity

59.7%

White

25.3%

Hispanic/Latino

7.3%

Asian or Asian Pacific Islander

4.0%

Two or more races

3.3%

Black or African American

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0.1%

American Indian or Alaska Native


Students on free or reduced price lunch

8.3%

Students learning English (average)

1.3%

Teachers at Rockaway Township School District

Within Rockaway Township School District, 100.0% of teachers are licensed, and 93.2% have three or more years of experience. The student-to-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, at 10:1. The district has 8 full-time counselors on staff.

Student-teacher ratio

10:1State average: 13:1

State average: 13:1

Percentage of teachers who are certified (average)

100.0%

Teachers with 3 or more years experience (average)

93.2%

Number of full-time school counselors

8

Test Scores at Rockaway Township School District

In Rockaway Township School District, 46% of elementary students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 29% tested at or above that level for math. Also, 55% of middle school students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 20% tested at or above that level for math. And there is no data on the number of high school students that tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and there is no data on the number that tested at or above that level for math.

High school college readiness

N/A

High school graduation rate

N/A

Test score proficiency

29%

20%

46%

55%

Mathematics

Reading

Elementary
Middle

Finances at Rockaway Township School District

Rockaway Township School District spends $22,740 per student each year. It has an annual revenue of $60,449,000. Overall, the district spends $12,393.4 million on instruction, $9,924.5 million on support services and $277.7 million on other expenses.

School information is provided by the government.

Total Revenue

$60,449,000

Revenue by Source

79.0%

Local

18.7%

State

2.3%

Federal

Revenue per student

$25,745

Total current expenses

$53,303,000

Expenses per student

$22,740

Spending by Category

Instruction
$29.2 million Amount
0
25
50
75
100
Percent
Support services
$23.4 million Amount
0
25
50
75
100
Percent
Other Spending
$0.7 million Amount
0
25
50
75
100
Percent

Category

 

Amount

 

Instruction $29.2 million 
0
25
50
75
100
Percent
Support services $23.4 million 
0
25
50
75
100
Percent
Other Spending $0.7 million 
0
25
50
75
100
Percent

(Conducted using Google Surveys - November 2018)

District Map

Rockaway Township School District

16 School Road, Hibernia, NJ 7842

Schools in District

Birchwood Elementary School

1 Art Street, Dover, NJ 07801

Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School

665 Mt Hope Avenue, Wharton, NJ 07885

Copeland Middle School

100 Lake Shore Drive, Rockaway, NJ 07866

Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School

16 Mineral Spring Drive, Dover, NJ 07801

Katharine D Malone Elementary School

524 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866

Stony Brook Elementary School

44 Stony Brook Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866

Data is based on the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.