Neptune City School District

The Neptune City School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Neptune City, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Neptune City School District
Address
210 West Sylvania Avenue
Neptune City, NJ 07753
United States
Coordinates
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Ralph P. Ferrie (interim)
Business administratorYvonne Hellwig (interim)
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment272 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty32.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,5935$18,891−17.5%
1Budgetary Cost10,924614,159−22.8%
2Classroom Instruction6,92698,659−20.0%
6Support Services1,29842,167−40.1%
8Administrative Cost1,473181,547−4.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,05551,612−34.6%
13Extracurricular Activities1704110463.5%
16Median Teacher Salary49,640761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

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 FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[1]

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.[3]

Public school students in 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.[4] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,317 students and 106.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[5]

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, High Technology High School located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, the Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune Township and affiliated with the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, the Communications High School located on the property of Wall High School, and the new Biotechnology High School located in 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 or the Academy of Information Technology and the Academy of Finance both located at the Red Bank Regional High School.[6]

School

Woodrow Wilson School served students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.[7] The school had 363 students as of the 2015-16 school year.[8]

Administration

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

  • Dr. Ralph P. Ferrie, Interim Chief School Administrator[10]
  • Yvonne Hellwig, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary[11]

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.[12][13]

References
  1. District information for Neptune City 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 December 8, 2014.
  4. R & R Education Consulting, LLC. Neptune City Feasibility Study; An Analysis of the Educational, Fiscal and Organizational Options Available to Neptune City Board of Education, Neptune City School District, May 2015. Accessed June 25, 2020. "The Neptune City Board of Education issued a request for proposals in the winter of 2014-15. That request sought consultant services for a study of the continued viability of the City’s K-8 structure, to include an exploration of the alternation of the sending-receiving relationship with the Neptune Township. Under the current agreement, Neptune City students in grades 9-12 attend the Neptune Township High School.... The district’s administrative staff is comprised of a Chief School Administrator and a School Business Administrator."
  5. School data for Neptune High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. 2014-2015 Budget Hearing Presentation, Neptune City School District. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  7. New Jersey School Directory for the Neptune City School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. School Data for the Neptune City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Chief School Administrator, Neptune City School District. Accessed June 25, 2020.
  11. Business Administrator, Neptune City School District. Accessed June 25, 2020.
  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. 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 comprised of 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 comprised of nine members elected to three year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
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