Bay Head School District
Address
145 Grove Street
Bay Head
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 08742
Coordinates40°04′11″N 74°02′58″W / 40.069764°N 74.049446°W / 40.069764; -74.049446
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentJohn Ravally
Business administratorPat Christopher
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment125 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty14.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.bayheadschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,69062$18,89125.4%
1Budgetary Cost19,1475814,15935.2%
2Classroom Instruction10,908618,65926.0%
6Support Services3,537562,16763.2%
8Administrative Cost1,28451,547−17.0%
10Operations & Maintenance2,876641,61278.4%
13Extracurricular Activities44064104323.1%
16Median Teacher Salary53,3941461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Bay Head School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bay Head, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 125 students and 14.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1] The district has been ranked as one of the smallest in the state.[7]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[8]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Point Pleasant Beach High School in Point Pleasant Beach, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District, together with students from Lavallette and Mantoloking.[9] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 373 students and 36.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.[10]

History

Bay Head School was flooded in October 2012 when Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey. First Response Disaster Restoration Specialists mobilized from Indiana to expedite the restoration process.

School

Bay Head Elementary School had an enrollment of 130 students in the 2021–22 school year.[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of five members who set policy and oversee 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 one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general 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.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Bay Head Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Bay Head Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Bay Head School District. Accessed January 30, 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 eight in the Bay Head School District. Composition: The Bay Head School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bay Head."
  4. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Bay Head Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bay Head Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 18. Bay Head Borough (tie) - Enrollment: 129; Grades: K-8"
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
  9. ^ Point Pleasant Beach School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Point Pleasant Beach School District is one of the oldest and finest at the Shore. Our school is rich in history and tradition. In addition to serving the students of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking the district serves the high school age students of Bay Head and Lavallette."
  10. ^ School data for Point Pleasant Beach High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  11. ^ School Data for the Bay Head Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Faculty and Staff, Bay Head Elementary School. Accessed April 28, 2023.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Superintendent's Office, Bay Head Elementary School. Accessed April 28, 2023.
  15. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  16. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bay Head School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  17. ^ Board of Education, Bay Head School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.

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