Barnegat Township School District

The Barnegat Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Barnegat Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Barnegat Township School District
Address
550 Barnegat Boulevard North Barnegat, NJ 08005
Coordinates	39.760005°N 74.240818°W
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Brian Latwis
Business administrator	Stephen J. Brennan
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,189 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	277.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,384 40 $18,891 −2.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,741 16 14,783 −13.8% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,770 20 8,763 −11.3% 6 Support Services 1,741 11 2,392 −27.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,088 1 1,485 −26.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,608 37 1,783 −9.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 394 36 268 47.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 55,083 5 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 six schools had an enrollment of 3,189 students and 277.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the third-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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

• Cecil S. Collins Elementary School[8] (472 students; in grades K-5)
  • Patrick Magee, Principal
• Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School[9] (220; K-5)
  • Josh Toddings, Principal
• Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School[10] (387; K-5)
  • John Fiorentino, Principal
• Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School[11] (419; K-5)
  • Dr. Joseph Saxton, Principal

Middle school

• Russell O. Brackman Middle School[12] for grades 6-8 (720)
  • Shannon Smith, Principal
• Barnegat High School[13] for grades 9-12 (937)
  • Stephen J. Nichol, Principal

Barnegat High School opened in September 2004 with a freshman class, adding a new class each subsequent year until all four grades were populated. The last group of students from Barnegat completed twelfth grade at Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township at the end of the 2006-07 school year through a now-ended sending/receiving relationship with the Southern Regional School District.[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]

• Dr. Brian Latwis, Superintendent
• Stephen J. Brennan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[17][18]

References

1. District information for Barnegat Township 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. Barnegat Township Board of Education District Policy: Identification, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020. "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 [sic] in the Barnegat Township School District. Composition: The Barnegat Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Barnegat Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2014.
5. School Data for the Barnegat Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
6. School Directory, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Barnegat Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Cecil S. Collins Elementary School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
9. Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
10. Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
11. Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
12. Russell O. Brackman Middle School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
13. Barnegat High School, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
14. The History of SRHS, Southern Regional School District. Accessed September 4, 2014. "June 2007 marked the last graduating class with students from Barnegat. Barnegat High School became a full 9-12 high school in September 2007."
15. Board of Education Members, Barnegat Township School District. Accessed January 30, 2020. "The Barnegat Board of Education is comprised of nine voting members, elected by the public during an official election."
16. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
17. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Barnegat Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed January 30, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."

External links

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