Bay Head School District

The Bay Head School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Bay Head, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4]

Bay Head School District
Address
145 Grove Street Bay Head, NJ 08742
Coordinates	40.069764°N 74.049446°W / 40.069764; -74.049446
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Dr. John Ravally
Business administrator	Pat Christopher
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	129 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	15.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	8.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	School website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $23,690 62 $18,891 25.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 19,147 58 14,159 35.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,908 61 8,659 26.0% 6 Support Services 3,537 56 2,167 63.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,284 5 1,547 −17.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,876 64 1,612 78.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 440 64 104 323.1% 16 Median Teacher Salary 53,394 14 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 129 students and 15.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[1] The district has been ranked as one of the smallest in the state.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 364 students and 36.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.[8]

History

Bay Head School was flooded in October 2012 when Superstorm 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 129 students in the 2017-18 school year.[9]

• Frank Camardo, Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• Dr. Pete Morris, Superintendent
• Pat Christopher, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has 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.[13][14]

References

1. District information for Bay Head Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Living & Learning in Ocean County - Public Schools Directory 2018-2019, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2020.
4. 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."
5. 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"
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
7. 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."
8. School data for Point Pleasant Beach High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
9. School Data for the Bay Head Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
10. Principal's Office, Bay Head Elementary School. Accessed January 30, 2020.
11. Faculty and Staff, Bay Head School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. 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.
14. Board of Education, Bay Head School District. Accessed January 30, 2020.

External links

• Bay Head Elementary School
• Bay Head Elementary School's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bay Head Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics