Bradley Beach School District

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Bradley Beach School District
Address
515 Brinley Avenue
, Monmouth County , New Jersey , 07720
United States
Coordinates 40°12′09″N74°00′53″W / 40.202426°N 74.014842°W / 40.202426; -74.014842
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentMichael Heidelberg
Business administratorDavid Tonzola
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment205 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty36.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio5.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group CD
Website www.bbesnj.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,09945$18,8916.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,4874714,15916.4%
2Classroom Instruction10,365508,65919.7%
6Support Services2,357332,1678.8%
8Administrative Cost1,582311,5472.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,879441,61216.6%
13Extracurricular Activities26454104153.8%
16Median Teacher Salary56,2432461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Bradley Beach School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bradley Beach in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5]

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 205 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.6:1. [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. [6]

For public school students in ninth through twelfth grades, the school district maintains sending/receiving relationships with the Asbury Park Public Schools and Neptune Township Schools under which the overwhelming majority of Bradley Beach students are sent to Asbury Park High School and the other 7% are sent to Neptune High School. [7] [8] As of the 2020–21 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and [9] Neptune High School had an enrollment of 1,270 students and 115.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. [10]

An application program with Red Bank Regional High School or the schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District are alternatives available for students from the borough attending public high school. [11]

School

Bradley Beach Elementary School served an enrollment of 317 students in the 2020–21 school year. [12] The professional teaching staff includes 40 certified teachers and six paraprofessionals. [13]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [14] [15]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Bradley Beach School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Bradley Beach Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bradley Beach Public Schools. Accessed October 12, 2022. "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 eight in the Bradley Beach School District. Composition: The Bradley Beach School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Bradley Beach."
  4. School Performance Reports for the Bradley Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Bradley Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 18, 2014.
  7. Bradley Beach Board of Education Policy 5120.1 HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed September 18, 2014. "The 93% Asbury Park High School and 7% Neptune High School attendance shall be based upon: (a.) The number of students in Grade 8 at Bradley Beach School on March 1 of each year, plus (b.) The number of Bradley Beach students attending other elementary schools."
  8. Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press , January 27, 2005. Accessed September 18, 2014. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
  9. School data for Asbury Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  10. School data for Neptune High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  11. Harris, Courtenay. "Personal attention is district's specialty", Asbury Park Press , March 29, 2000. Accessed September 18, 2014. "Several parents interviewed said they are uneasy about the fact that 98 percent of graduating eighth-graders have to go to Asbury Park High School, unless they get into a specialty school run by the Monmouth County Vocational School District. About 2 percent are allowed to go to Neptune High School."
  12. School Data for the Bradley Beach Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  13. Profile, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  14. Administration and Staff Directory, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. 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.
  17. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bradley Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the Board). The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades PreK through 8."
  18. Board Members, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed October 12, 2022.