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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 920 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Totowa Borough Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Passaic County). During the 2024 school year, 920 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Totowa Borough Public Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Julie Alesandrelli
Heather Antonucci
Gary Bierach
Rose Carr
Gregory La Rose
Danny Palazzo
Joseph Parlegreco
Nicholas Vancheri

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Totowa Borough Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 40Al BarlasRepublican Party 100% 5%
New Jersey General Assembly District 40Christopher DePhillipsRepublican Party 100% 5%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,784,000 $1,894 7%
Local: $17,736,000 $18,828 72%
State: $5,121,000 $5,436 21%
Total: $24,641,000 $26,158
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,184,000 $22,488
Total Current Expenditures: $18,792,000 $19,949
Instructional Expenditures: $11,130,000 $11,815 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,365,000 $2,510 11%
Administration: $2,321,000 $2,463 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,976,000 $3,159 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,188,000 $1,261
Construction: $1,187,000 $1,260
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $213,000 $226
Interest on Debt: $28,000 $29

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 18 30-39 <=20 15-19 PS 17
2018-2019 42 55-59 40-59 30-34 PS 44
2017-2018 40 55-59 21-39 30-34 PS 41
2016-2017 38 45-49 <50 25-29 PS 41
2015-2016 44 45-49 <50 35-39 PS 47
2014-2015 42 50-59 <=20 35-39 PS 44
2013-2014 76 80-89 >=50 70-74 77
2012-2013 77 80-89 PS 75-79 76
2011-2012 77 >=90 >=50 70-74 PS PS 78
2010-2011 75 >=90 <50 70-74 PS 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 70-79 40-59 40-44 PS 38
2018-2019 53 65-69 40-59 45-49 PS 53
2017-2018 54 65-69 40-59 45-49 PS 55
2016-2017 52 60-64 >=50 45-49 PS 54
2015-2016 50 55-59 <50 45-49 PS 50
2014-2015 47 60-69 <=20 40-44 PS 48
2013-2014 68 70-79 >=50 65-69 69
2012-2013 69 70-79 PS 65-69 69
2011-2012 70 80-89 >=50 65-69 PS PS 70
2010-2011 71 80-89 <50 65-69 PS 72

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 920 1.3
2022-2023 908 -3.7
2021-2022 942 3.2
2020-2021 912 -7.6
2019-2020 981 -3.4
2018-2019 1,014 -3.3
2017-2018 1,047 -0.8
2016-2017 1,055 -3.0
2015-2016 1,087 -36.7
2014-2015 1,486 29.0
2013-2014 1,055 3.8
2012-2013 1,015 2.6
2011-2012 989 -5.7
2010-2011 1,045 2.6
2009-2010 1,018 2.1
2008-2009 997 1.6
2007-2008 981 -1.2
2006-2007 993 5.0
2005-2006 943 4.3
2004-2005 902 -7.4
2003-2004 969 2.9
2002-2003 941 4.7
2001-2002 897 1.7
2000-2001 882 1.9
1999-2000 865 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Totowa Borough Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.6 10.3
Black 4.0 14.5
Hispanic 37.9 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 1.1 3.1
White 50.2 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Totowa Borough Public Schools had 67.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 40.90
Secondary: 6.50
Total: 67.60

Totowa Borough Public Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 10.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.58
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.77
Other Support Services: 16.75

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Totowa Borough Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Memorial School425PK-3
Washington Park School4914-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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