The Lakehurst School District is a community public school district

School district

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 serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lakehurst

Lakehurst, New Jersey

Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,654.Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township, based on the results of a...

, in Ocean County

Ocean County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 437 students and 36.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8.

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 "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.

Approximately 180 public school students from Lakehurst Borough attend Manchester Township High School

Manchester Township High School

Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is part of the Manchester Township School District...

 in Manchester Township

Manchester Township, New Jersey

Manchester Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937...

, as part of a sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Manchester Township School District

Manchester Township School District

The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving approximately 3,200 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....

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School

Lakehurst Elementary School had an enrollment of 437 students in the 2008-09 school year. The school's principal is Mrs. Carmen Davis.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Theresa M. Hamilton, Interim Superintendent
• Barry Parliman, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Lakehurst Elementary School
• Data for the Lakehurst Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Manchester Township High School