Manchester Township School District
The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving approximately 3,200 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 160 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[2]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 205-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[3]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Manchester Township Elementary School (547 students)
- Ridgeway Elementary School (519)
- Whiting Elementary School (280)
- Middle School (6-8)
- High School (9-12)
- Manchester Township High School (1,087)
- Other
- Regional Day School (105 students in PreK-12), serves low incidence handicapped children.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[4]
- David Trethaway - Superintendent
- Craig Lorentzen - Business Administrator
References
- ^ About Our School District, Manchester Township School District. Accessed August 1, 2008. "We are also the receiving district for approximately 180 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2008.
- ^ Administration, Manchester Township School District. Accessed August 21, 2008.
External links
- Manchester Township School District
- School Performance Reports for the Manchester Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics