As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,470 students and 146.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]
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.[19][20] The sending districts of Belmar, Brielle and Sea Girt each appoint representatives to serve on the Manasquan school board who are eligible to vote on matters related to the high school.[6][21][22]
^Manasquan Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed June 16, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Manasquan School District. Composition: The Manasquan School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Manasquan Borough."
^Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed January 13, 2015. "The district educates over 1700 students. Close to seven-hundred students attend our K-8 elementary school. Manasquan High School receives students from eight different districts; Avon, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights."
^Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "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."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Manasquan School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 18, 2024. "The District continues to maintain a high quality of education. The District provides a full range of programs and services appropriate to grades Pre K -12. Supervising district-wide goals is a district superintendent, a school bnsiness administrator/board secretary, a supervisor of special services, a director of technology and human resources, a high school principal, two vice principals, an elementary school principal, one vice principal, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Director of School Counseling Services and Supervisors. The Board of Education is comprised of twelve members. Manasquan holds nine positions on the Board, these members are usually elected for three year terms. We currently have 9 three year term members. The Sending Districts fill the other three positions and are appointed to one year terms according to the agreement filed with the County Office." See "Roster of Officials" on page 19.
^Manasquan Board of Education - General Information, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Manasquan is a receiving district for the municipalities of Avon by the Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. These districts send their students to Manasquan High School and are charged a tuition fee per student.... Three members of the twelve member Manasquan Board of Education are from the sending districts. These members only vote on motions pertaining specifically to the high school. All motions pertaining to the elementary school are only voted on by the nine member Manasquan elected Board."
