As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,473 students and 135.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[1]
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at David Brearley High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[3][4] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[5] Each school year, slots are made available by grade and a lottery is used to select attendees if there are more applicants than available slots. Prospective Choice participants must be residents of Union County eligible for placement in grades 7-10 who were enrolled in a public school during the full year prior to entry to the Kenilworth Public Schools.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[8]
Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]
Jeremy Davies, superintendent of schools
Vincent A. Gonnella, business administrator and board secretary
Former superintendent Thomas Tramaglini resigned from his position effective September 2018, after he had been arrested for an incident in which he had been charged with defecating at the athletic fields at Holmdel High School. Marilyn Birnbaum was hired to serve as superintendent, acting on an interim basis until Kyle Arlington took over on a permanent basis in February 2019.[18]
Board of education
The district's board of education, composed of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[19][20][21]
^O'Donnell, Chuck. "Kenilworth appoints successor to ‘super pooper’", Union News Daily, December 30, 2018. Accessed June 2, 2020. "The Kenilworth school board has appointed an administrator from Millburn to succeed Thomas Tramaglini, the 'super pooper' who resigned as superintendent after he was charged with defecating near the track and football field at Holmdel High School. Kyle Arlington, who was unanimously approved at a special meeting on Dec. 17, will start in mid-February, according to a statement released by the Board of Education.... Tramaglini, who was living in Matawan, about 4.4 miles from the Holmdel athletic field, was charged May 1, with lewdness, littering and defecating in public.... Tramaglini took a paid leave starting in May. The school board voted unanimously in August to accept his resignation effective Sept. 30."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Kenilworth School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 14, 2024. "The Kenilworth School District is a Type II district located in the County of Union, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades PreK-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 19.
