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==Education== [[File:SPFHS.jpg|left|thumb|Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School]] Public school students in Fanwood attend the schools of the [[Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District]], which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from Fanwood and [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b353e5f174554937a7b1e054bc178f6a Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. Composition The Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Scotch Plains Township and the Borough of Fanwood."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/39/4670/000.html Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 27, 2020. "We are indebted to the communities of Scotch Plains and Fanwood for their support, involvement, and constant commitment to educational excellence."</ref> The district has five elementary schools (Pre-K/Kโ4), two middle schools (5โ8) and a comprehensive high school (9โ12), all of which are located in Scotch Plains.<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/domain/17 About Us], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Scotch Plains-Fanwood is a regional school district comprised of students in Grades Preschool-Grade12 from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood. The district has five elementary schools (Preschool-Grade 4), 2 middle schools (Grades 5-8), and one comprehensive high school (Grades 9-12)."</ref> Students from School One, Evergreen and Brunner pool into Park Middle School, while students from Coles and McGinn feed into Terrill. School One is the only elementary school that teaches [[English language learning and teaching|English as a second language]]. Most students from Park Middle School and Terrill Middle school continue their high school education at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. As of the 2018โ19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,649 students and 438.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[studentโteacher ratio]] of 12.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414670&DistrictID=3414670 District information for Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Seats on the district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with two seats assigned to Fanwood.<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/domain/47 Board Members], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Wilkes-Edrington, Lindsay. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/scotchplains/school-board-candidates-to-state-their-cases-tonight "School Board Candidates to State Their Cases Tonight"], Scotch Plains-Fanwood, NJ Patch, April 6, 2019. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Scotch Plains-Fanwood has nine total Board of Education members, split geographically based on population โ seven from Scotch Plains and two from Fanwood."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018โ19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414670 School Data for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Howard B. Brunner Elementary School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/11 Howard B. Brunner Elementary School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 414 students in grades Pre-Kโ4, J. Ackerman Coles School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/12 J. Ackerman Coles School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 552 students in grades Pre-Kโ4, Evergreen School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/13 Evergreen School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 402 students in grades Pre-Kโ4, William J. McGinn School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/14 William J. McGinn School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 512 students in grades Kโ4, School One<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/15 School One], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 395 students in grades Pre-Kโ4, Park Middle School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/9 Park Middle School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 909 students in grades 5โ8, Terrill Middle School<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/10 Terrill Middle School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 811 students in grades 5โ8 and [[Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School]]<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/Domain/8 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref> with 1,574 students in grades 9โ12.<ref>[https://www.spfk12.org/domain/45], Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4670 New Jersey School Directory for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
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