Manchester Township School District

The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Manchester Township School District
Address
121 Route 539
Whiting, NJ 08759
United States
Coordinates39.957296°N 74.390669°W / 39.957296; -74.390669
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDavid Trethaway
Business administratorCraig Lorentzen
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,952 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty275.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,72747$18,891−0.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,1524114,783−4.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,571498,763−2.2%
6Support Services1,987282,392−16.9%
8Administrative Cost1,320141,485−11.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,702411,783−4.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3622726835.1%
16Median Teacher Salary59,6791964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lakehurst School District.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,952 students and 275.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[4]

Schools
Manchester Township High School

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools
  • Manchester Township Elementary School[8] (549 students; in grades K-5)
    • Linda Waldron, Principal
  • Ridgeway Elementary School[9] (430; K-5)
    • Nikki Mazur, Principal
  • Whiting Elementary School[10] (249; K-5)
    • Evelyn Swift, Principal
Middle school
  • Manchester Township Middle School[11] (675; 6-8)
    • Nancy Driber, Principal
High school)
Other
  • Regional Day School[13] (68 students in PreK-12), serves low incidence handicapped children.
    • Lisa Michallis, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14]

  • David Trethaway, Superintendent[15]
  • Craig Lorentzen, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven 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 two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election.[17] An eight member represents the Lakehurst sending district.[18]

References
  1. District information for Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Manchester Township High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 19, 2017. "Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive high school that serves the students of Manchester Township and Lakehurst."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. School Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  6. About Our District - Our Schools, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020. "We have three elementary schools: Ridgeway Elementary School (Gr. Pre-K-5), Whiting Elementary School (Gr. Pre-K-5), and Manchester Township Elementary School (Gr. K-5). These three schools feed into Manchester Township Middle School (Gr. 6-8), and then to Manchester Township High School (Gr. 9-12). We are also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough. In addition, the district has administrative responsibility for the state Regional Day School (Special Education) located in Jackson, New Jersey."
  7. New Jersey School Directory for the Manchester Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. Manchester Township Elementary School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  9. Ridgeway Elementary School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  10. Whiting Elementary School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  11. Manchester Township Middle School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  12. Manchester Township High School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  13. Regional Day School, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Superintendent, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  16. Business Office, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
  17. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  18. Board Members, Manchester Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2020.
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