Manchester Township School District

Manchester Township School District
Address
121 Route 539
Whiting
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08759
United States
Coordinates39°57′26″N 74°23′26″W / 39.957296°N 74.390669°W / 39.957296; -74.390669
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDiane Pedroza
Business administratorCraig Lorentzen
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment2,922 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty277.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.manchestertwp.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,72747$18,891−0.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,1524114,783−4.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,571498,763−2.2%
6Support Services1,987282,392−16.9%
8Administrative Cost1,320141,485−11.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,702411,783−4.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3622726835.1%
16Median Teacher Salary59,6791964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lakehurst School District.[4]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,922 students and 277.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[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.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Manchester Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Manchester Township School District. Accessed September 18, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre K through 12 in the Manchester Township School District."
  4. ^ Manchester Township High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 19, 2017. "Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive high school that serves the students of Manchester Township and Lakehurst."
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.