Long Beach Island Consolidated School District

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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. As part of an effort to reduce costs associated with multiple aging facilities, the district announced in 2016 that it was considering closing the Long Beach Island Grade School and consolidating all students at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School. The plan would require a $16 million bond to cover the costs of expanding and upgrading Jacobsen School to add two new wings, which would add about $50 per year in property taxes for the average homeowner, excluding any contribution from state aid or revenue from the sale of the old building. == Schools ==

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: • Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City with 111 students in pre-kindergarten to second grade • Frank Birney, principal • Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom with 125 students in grades 3 – 6 • Peter J. Kopack, principal ==Administration==

Core members of the district's administration are: • Peter J. Kopack, superintendent • Meghan Lee, school business administrator and board secretary ==Board of education==

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. Of the nine seats, four are allocated to Long Beach Township and two to Surf City, with the other three constituent municipalities each allocated one seat. ==References==