Lacey Township School District

Lacey Township School District
Address
200 Western Boulevard
Lanoka Harbor
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08734
Coordinates39°52′05″N 74°11′50″W / 39.868042°N 74.197226°W / 39.868042; -74.197226
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentVanessa R. Pereira
Business administratorSharon Ormsbee
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,864 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty334.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.laceyschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,21031$18,891−8.9%
1Budgetary Cost12,9552214,783−12.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,112248,763−7.4%
6Support Services1,857232,392−22.4%
8Administrative Cost86111,485−42.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,612521,783−9.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3949726847.0%
16Median Teacher Salary57,3481364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Lacey Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located in South Jersey along the state's Jersey Shore.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,864 students and 334.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[4]

The school district includes six schools. Cedar Creek School (CCS), Lanoka Harbor School (LHS) and Forked River School (FRS) serve grades 1-5. Mill Pond serves grades Preschool-K. Lacey Township Middle School (LTMS) is an intermediate school for grades 6-8 and is located behind the high school. Lacey Township High School (LTHS) has served grades 9-12 since its creation in 1981.

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Lacey Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Lacey Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lacey Township School District. Accessed November 17, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-School Handicapped through twelve in the Lacey Township School District. Composition: The Lacey Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lacey Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.