Point Pleasant School District

The Point Pleasant School District is a comprehensive community public school district, consisting of four school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Point Pleasant, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Point Pleasant School District
Address
2100 Panther Path Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Coordinates	40.078563°N 74.06926°W
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Vincent S. Smith
Business administrator	Steven W. Corso
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,780 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	238.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $14,705 3 $18,891 −22.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,118 8 14,783 −18.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,053 8 8,763 −19.5% 6 Support Services 1,890 19 2,392 −21.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,351 15 1,485 −9.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,385 16 1,783 −22.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 383 34 268 42.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 60,513 20 64,043 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

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 2,780 students and 238.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools

• Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School[7] (745 students; in grades PreK-5)
  • James E. Karaba, Principal
  • Derek G. Hulse, Assistant Principal
• Ocean Road School[8] (493; K-5)
  • Sheila Buck, Principal
  • Lauren Rohmeyer, Assistant Principal

Middle school

• Memorial Middle School[9] for grades 6-8 (658)
  • Gary A. Floyd, Principal
  • David Kirk, Assistant Principal

High school

• Point Pleasant Borough High School[10] for grades 9-12 (850)[11]

• • Kurt Karcich, Principal
  • Ed Kenney, Assistant Principal
  • Jacquelyn Zamarra, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

• Vincent S. Smith, Superintendent
• Steven W. Corso, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has seven members, elected directly by the borough's voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with eith two or three seats up for election each year.[14]

References

1. District information for Point Pleasant Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
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 January 25, 2015.
4. School Data for the Point Pleasant School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 25, 2015.
5. About Us, Point Pleasant School District. Accessed January 25, 2020. "Nestled in the heart of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the Point Pleasant Borough School District is comprised of two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school that together provide Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 educational services to approximately 2,800 students."
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Point Pleasant Borough Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School, Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed January 25, 2020.
8. Ocean Road School, Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed January 25, 2020.
9. Memorial Middle School, Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed January 25, 2020.
10. Point Pleasant Borough High School, Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed January 25, 2020.
11. Principal's Message, Point Pleasant Borough High School. Accessed January 25, 2020."Point Pleasant Borough High School, comprised of 825 students and a staff of 123 professionals, has a proud tradition of academic excellence and has embraced the core values of respect, responsibility and pride."
12. Administration Directory, Point Pleasant Borough Schools. Accessed January 25, 2020.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
14. Board of Education, Point Pleasant School District. Accessed January 25, 2020. "The Point Pleasant Borough Board of Education is comprised of seven elected members."

External links

• Point Pleasant School District
• Point Pleasant School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Point Pleasant School District, National Center for Education Statistics