As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 153.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[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.[5]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Monmouth Regional High School, located in Tinton Falls. The school also serves students from Eatontown and Naval Weapons Station Earle.[6] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 953 students and 90.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[7]
In 2004, Mahala F. Atchison School was designated as a Governor's School of Excellence.[9] Tinton Falls Middle School earned that designation in 2005.[10] Additionally all three schools have won numerous Best Practices awards.
Core members of the district's administration are:[21][22]
Lisa Goldey, superintendent
Vin Daniels, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
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.[23][24][25] Seats on the school board are allocated based on the populations of the two constituent municipalities, with eight allocated to Tinton Falls and one to Shrewsbury Township.[26]
^Tinton Falls Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Tinton Falls School District. Accessed May 18, 2020. "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 Tinton Falls School District. Composition: The Tinton Falls School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Tinton Falls and Shrewsbury Township."
^DeNicola, Linda. "Boro grapples with issue of educating military kids; School district says agreement was for Navy dependents only", Atlanticville, February 15, 2007. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Whether or not the Tinton Falls School District is obligated to educate all children living at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, is expected to be an issue with ramifications for taxpayers in the borough school district.... The resolution states that the education of non-Navy dependent children who will remain at NWS Earle for several more years, as well as additional non-Navy dependent children who will reside at NWS Earle in the future, was never contemplated in the 1988 agreement and is an unfair tax burden to the taxpayers of the Borough of Tinton Falls and the Township of Shrewsbury."
^Monmouth Regional High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 28, 2016. "Monmouth Regional is a comprehensive high school serving a culturally diverse student population of approximately 1050 students. Pupils attending reside in the Monmouth County communities of Eatontown, Shrewsbury Township, and Tinton Falls. In addition, some students come from the military facility of Earle Naval Weapons Station."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Tinton Falls School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed April 23, 2022. "The Board of Education of the Borough of Tinton Falls ('Board') School District (the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Tinton Falls 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."