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Grades
  
K-12

Business administrator
  
Craig Lorentzen

Student-teacher ratio
  
11.71:1

Number of students
  
3,195

Faculty
  
272.8

Superintendent
  
David Trethaway

Enrollment
  
3,195 (as of 2011-12)

District Factor Group
  
B

Schools
  
6

Manchester Township School District

Profiles

The Manchester Township School District is a comprehensive community school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Manchester Township School District, Manchester Township, NJ, USA

The Manchester Township School District is also the receiving district for approximately 160 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lakehurst School District.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,195 students and 272.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.71:1.

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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools (K-5)
  • Manchester Township Elementary School (595 students)
  • Ridgeway Elementary School (509)
  • Whiting Elementary School (250)
  • Middle school (6-8)
  • Manchester Township Middle School (672)
  • High school (9-12)
  • Manchester Township High School (1,096)
  • Other
  • Regional Day School (73 students in PreK-12), serves low incidence handicapped children.
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • David Trethaway, Superintendent
  • Craig Lorentzen, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Manchester Township School District Wikipedia