The Berkeley Township School District is a community public school district that is responsible for the education of children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2024âÂÂ25 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,385 students and 206.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of 11.6:1.
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which serves students from Berkeley Township and from the municipalities of Island Heights, Ocean Gate, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. Schools in the high school district (with 2024âÂÂ25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Central Regional Middle School with 680 students in grades 7âÂÂ8 and Central Regional High School with 1,489 students in grades 9âÂÂ12. The high school district's board of education consists of nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. Berkeley Township is allocated five of the board's nine seats.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.
In March 2026, the board of trustees of the Ocean Gate School District voted to close the school; the elementary school will close at the end of the 2025âÂÂ26 school year, and the school district will become a non-operating school district. The district established a five-year sending agreement with the Berkeley Township School District to educate students from Ocean Gate. Students in grades pre-kindergarten through 4 were zoned to H&M Potter School while students in grades 5-6 would be sent to Berkeley Township Elementary School.
Schools in the district (with 2024âÂÂ25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
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 either three or four 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.