Brigantine Public Schools

Brigantine Public Schools
Type and location
Grades pre-K to 8
Address 301 East Evans Boulevard
Brigantine, NJ 08203
District information
Superintendent Brian Pruitt
Business administrator Jonathan Houdart
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 768 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 68.9 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.15:1
Other information
District Factor Group CD
Website www.brigantineschools.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$23,04662$18,89122.0%
1Budgetary Cost18,2206114,15928.7%
2Classroom Instruction11,274618,65930.2%
6Support Services2,606502,16720.3%
8Administrative Cost1,747381,54712.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,348611,61245.7%
13Extracurricular Activities24058104130.8%
16Median Teacher Salary83,6876261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Brigantine Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Brigantine, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The district is governed by the Brigantine Board of Education and operates as a Type 1 school district. The Board of Education consists of seven members who are appointed to three-year terms by the Mayor, the Council and the City Manager on a staggered basis.[3]

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 768 students and 68.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.15:1.[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.[4]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades, along with those from Margate City and Ventnor City, attend Atlantic City High School in neighboring Atlantic City, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Atlantic City School District.[5]

Awards and recognition

Brigantine Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Brigantine School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ School Facilities, City of Brigantine. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "From the Superintendent: Welcome to the Atlantic City Public School District", Atlantic City School District. Accessed November 27, 2014. "I would like to extend a warm welcome to our 7,488 students for the 2014-2015 school year! Our elementary schools serve Atlantic City residents, while our high school serves students from Atlantic City, Ventnor, Brigantine, Margate and Choice students from across Atlantic County."
  6. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  7. ↑ School Data for the Brigantine Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Brigantine Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ Brigantine Elementary School, Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ Elementary Teacher Websites, Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ Brigantine North Middle School, Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ Middle Teacher Websites, Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  13. ↑ Contact Information, Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed November 27, 2014.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2014.

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Coordinates: 39°24′39″N 74°21′50″W / 39.410716°N 74.363978°W