Lacey Township School District


The Lacey Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lacey Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, along the state's Jersey Shore and South Jersey regions.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 4,026 students and 332.2 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.
The school district includes six schools. Cedar Creek School, Lanoka Harbor School and Forked River School serve grades K-4. Mill Pond serves grades 5-6. Lacey Township Middle School is an intermediate school for grades 7-8 and is located behind the high school. Lacey Township High School has served grades 9-12 since its creation in 1981.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
;Middle school
;High school
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education, with 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 as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.