Manchester Township School District

Manchester Township School District
Superintendent:		David Trethaway
Business Administrator:		Craig Lorentzen
Address:		121 Route 539 Whiting, NJ 08759
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		6
Enrollment:		3,359 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		224.0
Student–teacher ratio:		15.0
District Factor Group:		B
Web site:		http://www.manchestertwp.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$12,051	24	$13,632	-11.6%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,966	19	8,035	-13.3%
6	Support Services	1,648	23	2,166	-23.9%
8	Administrative Cost	1,154	8	1,379	-16.3%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,659	48	1,674	-0.9%
16	Median Teacher Salary	51,049	14	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70

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.^[3]

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,359 students and 224.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0.^[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.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)

• Manchester Township Elementary School (589 students)
• Ridgeway Elementary School (490)
• Whiting Elementary School (290)

Middle School (6-8)

• Manchester Township Middle School (749)

High School (9-12)

• Manchester Township High School (1,140)

Other

• Regional Day School (101 students in PreK-12), serves low incidence handicapped children.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[6][7]

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ 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."
4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
5. ^ Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 28, 2009.
6. ^ Administration, Manchester Township School District. Accessed August 21, 2008.
7. ^ Ocean County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Manchester Township School District
• Manchester Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Manchester Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 39°57′26″N 74°23′26″W / 39.957296°N 74.390669°W / 39.957296; -74.390669