The Neptune City School District is a community state school, public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Neptune City, New Jersey, Neptune City, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 272 students and 32.0 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
[District information for Neptune City School District]
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.
Public school students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades attend Neptune High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Neptune Township Schools; in a study published in May 2015, the district looked at modifying its relationship with the Neptune Township district, considering leaving the agreement unchanged, adding students in grades 6-8 to the sending arrangement or a regionalization of the two districts. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,317 students and 106.0 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
The district also provides students with the opportunities to attend other high schools, including the Monmouth County Vocational School District Academies which include: the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) located on Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Sandy Hook, High Technology High School located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, Lincroft, the Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune Township, New Jersey, Neptune Township and affiliated with the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, the Communications High School located on the property of Wall High School (New Jersey), Wall High School, and the new Biotechnology High School located in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Freehold Township. Students also have the opportunity to attend the Performing Arts Program at Red Bank Regional High School for Performing Arts in Little Silver, New Jersey, Little Silver or the Academy of Information Technology and the Academy of Finance both located at the Red Bank Regional High School.
School
Woodrow Wilson School served students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. The school had 363 students as of the 2015-16 school year.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Dr. Ralph P. Ferrie, Interim Chief School Administrator
*Yvonne Hellwig, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, with nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.
''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Neptune City School District''
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 25, 2020. "The Borough of Neptune City is located in the southern quadrant of Monmouth County and is 576 acres or approximately .9 square miles. The community is considered fully developed and is predominantly residential.... The Neptune City School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is nine members elected to three year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
References
External links
Neptune City School District
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School Data for the Neptune City School District
National Center for Education Statistics
{{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts
Neptune City, New Jersey
New Jersey District Factor Group CD
School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Public K–8 schools in New Jersey