Brigantine Public Schools
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The Brigantine Public Schools is a community public school district
School district
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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Brigantine
Brigantine, New Jersey
Brigantine is an island city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 9,450....

, in Atlantic County
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States. The district is governed by the Brigantine Board of Education and operates as a Type 1 school district. The School Board consists of seven members who are appointed to three-year terms by the Mayor, the Council and the City Manager on a staggered basis.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 819 students and 71.00 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.54.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
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 as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.

Students in public school for grades 9-12, along with those from Longport
Longport, New Jersey
Longport is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 895....

, Margate City
Margate City, New Jersey
Margate City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 6,354.Margate City was originally incorporated as the borough of South Atlantic City by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 7, 1885, from portions of Egg Harbor...

 and Ventnor City
Ventnor City, New Jersey
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,650....

, attend Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students...

 in neighboring Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
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s with the Atlantic City School District
Atlantic City School District
Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States....

.

Awards and recognition

Brigantine Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey
Jim McGreevey
James Edward "Jim" McGreevey is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until he resigned from office at 11:59 pm on November 15, 2004. His term was set to expire on January 17, 2006...

 in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary School
Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Dr. Robert A. Previti, Superintendent
  • Charles D. Brewin, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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