Point Pleasant Beach School District

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, New Jersey, United States.

Point Pleasant Beach School District
Address
299 Cooks Lane
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
United States
Coordinates40.081331°N 74.061354°W / 40.081331; -74.061354
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentWilliam T. Smith
Business administratorDr. Brian F. Savage
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment763 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty78.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.ptbeach.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,47534$18,8913.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,9724014,7838.0%
2Classroom Instruction9,026388,7633.0%
6Support Services2,256342,392−5.7%
8Administrative Cost1,474101,485−0.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,102451,78317.9%
13Extracurricular Activities1,07149268299.6%
16Median Teacher Salary63,9803364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 763 students and 78.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[1]

The district is 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]

Schools

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

Elementary school
  • G. Harold Antrim Elementary School[8] 384 students in grades PreK-8
    • Tara Weber, Principal[9]
High School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][11]

  • William T. Smith, Superintendent
  • Dr. Brian F. Savage, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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.[12][13] An additional board trustee is appointed to represent Lavallette[14]

References
  1. District information for Point Pleasant Beach 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 26, 2015.
  4. Point Pleasant Beach School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Point Pleasant Beach School District is one of the oldest and finest at the Shore. Our school is rich in history and tradition. In addition to serving the students of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking the district serves the high school age students of Bay Head and Lavallette."
  5. School Data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1,2020.
  6. Living and Learning in Ocean County: Public Schools Directory 2018-2019, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed May 7, 2020.
  7. New Jersey School Directory for the Point Pleasant Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. G. Harold Antrim Elementary School, Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
  9. Administrative Staff, Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed January 18, 2017.
  10. Point Pleasant Beach High School, Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. 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.
  13. AComprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Point Pleasant Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 7, 2020. "Point Pleasant Beach School District is a Type II district located in the county of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board comprises five members elected to three year terms and one member appointed by the Lavallette Board of Education for a one year term. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades Pre-K-12."
  14. Board of Education, Point Pleasant Beach School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
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