Seaside Park School District
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The Seaside Park School District is a community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from Seaside Park
, New Jersey
, United States
.
District officials announced in May 2010 that the school would be closing and that students would attend elementary schools in the nearby Toms River Regional School district for grades K-6. Officials cited costs of $37,000 per student if the school remained open, versus $10,500 per student if attending the Toms River Regional Schools
.
Students in public school for grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the Central Regional School District
, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township
, Island Heights
, Ocean Gate
, Seaside Heights
and Seaside Park. The total student population in the district is approximately 2,400, instructed by 200 staff members. The schools in the district are Central Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (833 students), and Central Regional High School
for grades 9 - 12 (1,494 students).
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 71 students and 11.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.1.
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.
School district
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that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from Seaside Park
Seaside Park, New Jersey
Seaside Park is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,579. Seaside Park is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.The first inhabitants...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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District officials announced in May 2010 that the school would be closing and that students would attend elementary schools in the nearby Toms River Regional School district for grades K-6. Officials cited costs of $37,000 per student if the school remained open, versus $10,500 per student if attending the Toms River Regional Schools
Toms River Regional Schools
Toms River Regional Schools is a regional public school district primarily located in the quickly growing coastal community of Toms River, located in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, along the state's Jersey Shore....
.
Students in public school for grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the Central Regional School District
Central Regional School District
The Central Regional School District is a regional school district in Ocean County, New Jersey, which serves students in grades 7 through 12 from the municipalities of Berkeley Township , Island Heights , Ocean Gate , Seaside Heights and Seaside Park .As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's...
, which serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township
Berkeley Township, New Jersey
Berkeley Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population had increased to a record high of 41,255....
, Island Heights
Island Heights, New Jersey
Island Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,673....
, Ocean Gate
Ocean Gate, New Jersey
Ocean Gate is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,011.Ocean Gate was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township...
, Seaside Heights
Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,887. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...
and Seaside Park. The total student population in the district is approximately 2,400, instructed by 200 staff members. The schools in the district are Central Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (833 students), and Central Regional High School
Central Regional High School
Central Regional High School is a four-year public high school located in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States operating as part of the Central Regional School District...
for grades 9 - 12 (1,494 students).
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 71 students and 11.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
- Seaside Park Elementary School had an enrollment of 71 students in the 2008-09 school year.
- Thomas Matthews, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's / school's administration are:- Frank Roselli, Superintendent
- Barry J. Parliman, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Seaside Park Elementary School
- Data for the Seaside Park Elementary School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Central Regional School District