Lakehurst School District

Lakehurst School District
Location
301 Union Avenue
Lakehurst
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08733
United States
Coordinates40°00′44″N 74°19′01″W / 40.012099°N 74.316824°W / 40.012099; -74.316824
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentLoren Fuhring
Business administratorJoseph Firetto
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment379 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty37.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.lakehurstschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,80919$18,891−11.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,6281614,159−10.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,805168,659−9.9%
6Support Services1,715152,167−20.9%
8Administrative Cost1,724351,54711.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,217141,612−24.5%
13Extracurricular Activities1403810434.6%
16Median Teacher Salary55,9741761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Lakehurst School District is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lakehurst, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 379 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[1]

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.[7]

Public school students from Lakehurst in ninth through twelfth grades attend Manchester Township High School in Manchester Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manchester Township School District.[8][9][10] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 959 students and 87.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[11] In 1996 Redbook Magazine nominated them for one of America’s top schools

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Lakehurst School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Lakehurst Board of Education Policy 0110 - Identification, Lakehurst School District. Accessed March 7, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Lakehurst School District. Composition: The Lakehurst School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lakehurst."
  4. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Lakehurst School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Lafayette Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 22, 2014.
  8. ^ District, Lakehurst School District. Accessed March 7, 2024. "The Lakehurst School District is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lakehurst, in Ocean County, New Jersey.... Public school students from Lakehurst in ninth through twelfth grades attend Manchester Township High School in Manchester Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manchester Township School District."
  9. ^ About Our District, Manchester Township School District. Accessed March 7, 2024. "We are also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough."
  10. ^ Manchester Township High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 12, 2017. "Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive high school that serves the students of Manchester Township and Lakehurst."
  11. ^ School data for Manchester Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.