Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
The Brick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Brick Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,414 students and 689.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[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.[4]
Schools[edit]
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7][8]
Core members of the district's administration are:[22][23]
Dr. Thomas G. Farrell, superintendent of schools
James Edwards, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education[edit]
The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.[24][25][26]
^Brick Township Board of Education District Policy 9000 - Role of the Board of Education, Brick Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The board of this district shall be known officially as the Board of Education of the Township of Brick in the County of Ocean. (N.J.S.A.18A:10-2). The Brick Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Brick for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12."
^Huba, Nicholas. "Is there a new school planned for Brick?", Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2014. Accessed August 14, 2014. "In response, school district officials are transforming the Primary Learning Center from a prekindergarten-kindergarten facility into a kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school, Superintendent Walter Uszenski said. The new school will be renamed Warren H. Wolf Elementary School in honor the former Brick Township High School football coach."
^Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Brick Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed June 16, 2022. "The Brick Township Board of Education is a Type II district located in the county of Ocean, 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 staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12."