Point Pleasant Beach School District
School district in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
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The Point Pleasant Beach School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Point Pleasant Beach, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
| Point Pleasant Beach School District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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299 Cooks Lane
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08742United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.081331°N 74.061354°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | William T. Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Brian F. Savage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 646 (as of 2023–24)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 75.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 8.6:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 646 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.[1]
The district had been 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.[3]
In addition to the students of Point Pleasant Beach the district serves the students of Bay Head and Lavallette for grades 9–12 and those from Mantoloking for K-12, as part of sending/receiving relationships.[4][5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8][9]
- Elementary school
- High School
- Point Pleasant Beach High School[12] 326 students in grades 9–12
- Nathan Grosshandler, principal[11]
Administration
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of five 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 either one or two 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.[16][17] An additional board trustee is appointed to represent Lavallette.[18]