As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 272 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[7]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Neptune High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Neptune Township Schools; in a study published in May 2015, the district looked at modifying its relationship with the Neptune Township district, considering leaving the agreement unchanged, adding students in grades 6–8 to the sending arrangement or a regionalization of the two districts.[8] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,212 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[9]
The district's board of education, composed 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.[15][16]
^Neptune City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Neptune City Public Schools. Accessed July 27, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Neptune City School District. Composition: The Neptune City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the borough of Neptune City."
^R & R Education Consulting, LLC. Neptune City Feasibility Study; An Analysis of the Educational, Fiscal and Organizational Options Available to Neptune City Board of Education, Neptune City School District, May 2015. Accessed June 25, 2020. "The Neptune City Board of Education issued a request for proposals in the winter of 2014-15. That request sought consultant services for a study of the continued viability of the City’s K-8 structure, to include an exploration of the alternation of the sending-receiving relationship with the Neptune Township. Under the current agreement, Neptune City students in grades 9-12 attend the Neptune Township High School.... The district’s administrative staff is comprised of a Chief School Administrator and a School Business Administrator."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Neptune City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed July 27, 2023. "The Borough of Neptune City is located in the southern quadrant of Monmouth County and is comprised of 576 acres or approximately .9 square miles. The community is considered fully developed and is predominantly residential.... The Neptune City 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."