Belmar School District
Address
1101 Main Street
Belmar
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07719
United States
Coordinates40°10′42″N 74°01′34″W / 40.178285°N 74.02612°W / 40.178285; -74.02612
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentJimmy Alvarez
Business administratorMichael Bardsley
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment448 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty52.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.belmar.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,52325$18,891−7.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,5682414,159−4.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,758358,6591.1%
6Support Services1,793162,167−17.3%
8Administrative Cost1,564211,5471.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,221151,612−24.3%
13Extracurricular Activities21053104101.9%
16Median Teacher Salary53,300861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Belmar School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Belmar, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4][5]

The district also serves students from Lake Como who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[6] The school was constructed in 1909 and has had additions built in 1929, 1949, 1969 and 1993. There are 61 certified staff members, including the district's administrators, teachers, nurses and child study team personnel, with an additional 12 paraprofessionals. The single facility consists of two schools in one, a primary school for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan for grades six through eight.[7]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 448 students and 52.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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 ninth through twelfth grade are assigned based on sending/receiving relationships to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School.[7][9] Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[10][11][12] As of the 2020–21 school year, Manasquan High School had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1,[13] while Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[14]

Students may also attend Red Bank Regional High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Communications High School or Biotechnology High School.[7] Another option is Academy Charter High School, located in Lake Como, which serves residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, and accepts students on a lottery basis.[15]

School

Belmar Elementary School served an enrollment of 437 students in grades PreK-8, as of the 2020–21 school year.[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 three 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.[20][21] Lake Como is also represented with a member of the board of education.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Belmar Elementary School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Belmar Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Belmar School District. Accessed April 10, 2022. "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 twelve in the Belmar School District. Composition: The Belmar School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Belmar."
  4. ^ County School list A-D, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Belmar Elementary School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Belmar School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2020. "The school also provides for the educational needs of students from the neighboring community of Lake Como, a small interior municipality which has a total area of 0.3 square miles."
  7. ^ a b c About Our School, Belmar School District. Accessed February 1, 2020. "Students attending public high school are assigned to Manasquan, Asbury Park, Red Bank Regional, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Allied Health and Sciences, Academy Charter School, High Tech High Schools, Communications High School and the newest Monmouth County Vocational School - Biotechnology High School."
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "Living In/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed February 1, 2020. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940s."
  10. ^ Manasquan Public Schools 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Students from the communities of Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights attended MHS in 2016-2017, amassing an enrollment of 960 students. There were 260 students in the senior class, as well as 256 juniors, 220 sophomores, and 224 freshmen."
  11. ^ Manasquan Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Brielle, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
  12. ^ Sending Districts Archived February 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."
  13. ^ School data for Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  14. ^ School data for Asbury Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  15. ^ Academy Charter High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2016. "Academy Charter High School allocates seats in each grade level based upon the resident student population of each of the following towns: Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como."
  16. ^ School Data for the Belmar Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Administration, Belmar School District. Accessed April 10, 2022.
  18. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  19. ^ a b Board of Education, Belmar School District. Accessed April 10, 2022.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Belmar School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 3, 2020. "The Belmar School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."

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