The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community

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serving students in pre-kindergarten through

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in Manchester Township, in

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, United States. The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 150 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough, who attend as part of a

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with the Lakehurst School District. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,922 students and 277.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.District information for Manchester Township School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Attendance boundary

The district includes high school students from the Lakehurst component of

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary schools *Manchester Township Elementary School with 565 students in grades K-5 **Linda Waldron, principal *Ridgeway Elementary School with 415 students in grades PreK-5 **Deniese Guinan, principal *Whiting Elementary School with 248 students in grades PreK-5 **Evelyn Swift, principal ;Middle school *Manchester Township Middle School with 643 students in grades 6-8 **Nancy Driber, principal ;High school) *

Manchester Township High School Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, as the lone secondary school of the Manch ...

with 1,000 students in grades 9-12 **Dennis Adams, principal ;Other *Regional Day School with 54 students in grades PreK-12, serves low incidence handicapped children **Lisa Michallis, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *John Berenato, superintendent *Craig Lorentzen, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district. An eighth member represents the Lakehurst sending district.Board Members
Manchester Township School District. Accessed March 7, 2022.

References

External links

Manchester Township School District
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School Data for the Manchester Township School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Ocean County, New Jersey School Districts Manchester Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group B School districts in Ocean County, New Jersey