Neptune Township Schools

Neptune Township Schools
Address
60 Neptune Boulevard
Neptune Township
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07753
United States
Coordinates40°13′41″N 74°04′06″W / 40.228164°N 74.06833°W / 40.228164; -74.06833
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentTami Crader
Business administratorPeter Leonard
Schools8
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment4,063 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty372.0 full-time equivalents[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.neptune.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,38190$18,89118.5%
1Budgetary Cost15,4586814,7834.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,506438,763−2.9%
6Support Services2,125432,392−11.2%
8Administrative Cost1,637811,48510.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,764991,78355.0%
13Extracurricular Activities41410126854.5%
16Median Teacher Salary53,852564,043
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 Neptune Township School District (NTSD) or Neptune Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,063 students and 372.0 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[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.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Neptune Township 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. ^ Neptune Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Neptune Township Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-kindergarten through twelve in the Neptune Township School District. Composition The Neptune Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Neptune Township."
  4. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  5. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 11, 2014.