Manchester Township School District
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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
.
The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 160 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,359 students and 224.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0.
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.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Other
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving approximately 3,200 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade 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...
, 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
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
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.
The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 160 high school students from neighboring 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...
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,359 students and 224.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Manchester Township Elementary School (589 students)
- Ridgeway Elementary School (490)
- Whiting Elementary School (290)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
- Manchester Township High SchoolManchester Township High SchoolManchester 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...
(1,140)
Other
- Regional Day School (101 students in PreK-12), serves low incidence handicapped children.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- David Trethaway, Superintendent
- Craig Lorentzen, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Manchester Township School District
- Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...