Nutley Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Nutley, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,082 students and 301 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.56.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Read more about Nutley Public Schools: Awards and Recognition, Schools, John H. Walker Middle School, Nutley High School, Administration
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