Editing Totowa, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] are educated by the [[Totowa Borough Public Schools]]. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 908 students and 67.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416260&DistrictID=3416260 District information for Totowa Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416260 School Data for the Totowa Borough Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Memorial School<ref>[https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/memorial-school/ Memorial School Virtual BookBag], Totowa Borough Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2024.</ref> with 416 students in grades PreK-3 and 
Washington Park School<ref>[https://www.totowa.k12.nj.us/washington-park/ Washington Park School Virtual BookBag], Totowa Borough Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2024.</ref> with 487 students in grades 4-8.<ref>[https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7868/638412764984270000#page=40 ''2023–24 Public School Directory''], [[Passaic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/31/5200 School Performance Reports for the Totowa Borough Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 15, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5200 New Jersey School Directory for the Totowa Borough Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend [[Passaic Valley Regional High School]], which also serves students from [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]] and [[Woodland Park, New Jersey|Woodland Park]]. The school facility is located in Little Falls Township.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=39da4953aa984907a1d0cb837006d1d8 Passaic Valley Regional High School District No.1 Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Passaic Valley Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Passaic Valley Regional High School District No. 1. Composition: The Passaic Valley Regional High School District No. 1 is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Little Falls, Totowa, and Woodland Park."</ref><ref>[https://www.pvrhs.org/districtoverview District Overview], Passaic Valley Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2024. "We believe that tri-boro community support and ownership of Passaic Valley is imperative to our success; thus assuring the future success of the Township of Little Falls, the Borough of Totowa and the Borough of Woodland Park."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412570&ID=341257004858 School data for Passaic Valley Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students going into high school also have the option to apply to the [[Passaic County Technical Institute]], a high school in Wayne that is available to most children living within Passaic County. Students apply for different trades within the application for the school. The school itself is free but does require acceptance to attend. About 80 students from Totowa attended PCTI (Passaic County Technical Institute) as of 2018.

The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi is a K–8 Catholic school that operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]].<ref>[http://www.academyofstfrancis.org/ Home Page], Academy of St. Francis of Assisi. Accessed August 16, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/passaic-county Passaic County Schools], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed August 16, 2015.</ref>