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==Education== The [[Weehawken School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a955fccb8ec1413286a09840e18d4e8b Weehawken Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Weehawken School Distric, updated September 2009t. Accessed December 16, 2024. "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 Weehawken School District. Composition: The Weehawken School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Weehawken."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,320 students and 130.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417310&DistrictID=3417310 District information for Weehawken Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417310 School Data for the Weehawken School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Daniel Webster School<ref>[https://dws.weehawkenschools.net/ Daniel Webster School], Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.</ref> with 391 students in PreK through 2nd grade, Theodore Roosevelt School<ref>[https://trs.weehawkenschools.net/ Theodore Roosevelt School], Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.</ref> with 328 students in grades 3–6 and [[Weehawken High School]]<ref>[https://whs.weehawkenschools.net/ Weehawken High School], Weehawken School District. Accessed December 16, 2024.</ref> with 589 students in grades 7–12.<ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5580 New Jersey School Directory for the Weehawken School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/5580 School Performance Reports for the Weehawken Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref> The school system is known for its small classes and high ratings.<ref>Green, Jennie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/23/realestate/23livi.html&pagewanted=2 "Not Too Fancy, Except for the Views"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 23, 2005. Accessed July 8, 2011. "According to Mr. McLellan, the school superintendent, small schools and class sizes are the key to success. Weehawken High School, which encompasses Grades 7 through 12, offers more advanced-placement courses than any other school in the state, he said, while 85 to 90 percent of the students are college bound. Moreover, state testing at Grades 4, 8, and 11 have placed Weehawken students in the top 10 percent statewide."</ref> The Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School (grades 1–8), located in Weehawken, was part of the [[Union City School District (New Jersey)|Union City School District]].<ref>[http://wilsonunioncity.sharpschool.com/ Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School], [[Union City School District (New Jersey)|Union City School District]]. Accessed July 9, 2014.</ref> Hoboken Catholic Academy, a consolidation of existing Catholic schools, is located in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]. A [[K–8 school]], it was formerly co-sponsored by St. Lawrence Church in Weehawken and four Hoboken churches before the archdiocese's Lighting the Way program changed the allocation of money for schools in the archdiocese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov:443/awardwinners/winning/asset/2017/school_application/17nj106pv_hoboken_catholic_academy_finalapplication.pdf|title=2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Application Hoboken Catholic Academy|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Education]]|page=6/28}}</ref> The [[Weehawken Public Library]] has a collection of approximately 43,000 volumes and circulates 40,600 items annually.<ref>[http://librarytechnology.org/libraries/library.pl?id=11845 Weehawken Public Library], librarytechnology.org, November 2011. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> and is a member of the [[Bergen County Cooperative Library System]].<ref>[http://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/library/hours.aspx?ctx=147 ABOUT: Weehawken Public Library], Bergen County Cooperative Library System. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> The landmark building, extensively renovated and updated in 1999.<ref>[http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html Weehawken Public Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225185820/http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html |date=February 25, 2014 }}, Township of Weehawken. Accessed July 9, 2014.</ref>
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