Wayne Township School District
Public
Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Wayne.
At a glance
7,549Students enrolled
15Schools
$28,563Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
12%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Wayne
Grades 6–8
Schuyler Colfax Middle School or Anthony Wayne Middle School or George Washington Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 91.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$28,563
per student each year · about the NJ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
7,551’20
7,500’21
7,623’22
7,653’23
7,549’24
Students
White · 67%5,028
Hispanic · 18%1,355
Asian · 10%766
Two or more races · 3%244
Black · 2%140
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%12
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools15 in district
Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 459 students · Wayne
B+PublicPackanack Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 408 students · Wayne
B+PublicJohn F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 387 students · Wayne
B+PublicJames Fallon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 370 students · Wayne
BPublicPines Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students · Wayne
B+PublicRandall Carter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 351 students · Wayne
B+PublicAlbert Payson Terhune ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 347 students · Wayne
A-PublicLafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 321 students · Wayne
BPublicRyerson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 250 students · Wayne
CPublicPreakness Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 177 students · Wayne
PublicSchuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 650 students · Wayne
A-PublicAnthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 617 students · Wayne
A-PublicGeorge Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 493 students · Wayne
A-PublicWayne Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · Wayne
APublicWayne Hills High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,162 students · Wayne
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Passaic County Manchester Regional School DistrictHaledon · North Haledon · $27,793 per student
Passaic Valley Regional School DistrictLittle Falls · Totowa · $30,876 per student
Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School DistrictFranklin Lakes · Oakland · $35,164 per student
Fairfield Township School DistrictFairfield · $22,790 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.