As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 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]
History
Previously the school district did
segregation of students by race. In 1948 however the elementary school and its teaching staff were racially integrated.[8]
Core members of the district's administration are:[21][22]
Tami Crader, superintendent of schools
Peter J. Leonard, business administrator and board secretary[23]
Former superintendent of schools David A. Mooij[24] died on June 21, 2015, just ten days prior to his announced retirement.[25]
Board of education
The district's
board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 as part of the April school 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.[26][27] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[28]
^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."
^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'."
^Board Members, Neptune Township Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.
^Mazzola, Jessica.
"13 N.J school districts held elections Tuesday and - surprise! - hardly anyone voted. See how bad it was", NJ Advance Media for
NJ.com, April 18, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed February 17, 2020. "The rest of their 530 counterparts across the state have switched to November elections – most made the change immediately after a 2012 law allowing school district votes to move from April to the fall, held in tandem with the general election. But voters in 13 New Jersey towns went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for their local boards of education, and in most cases, on whether or not to pass the district budgets."