District officials announced in May 2010 that the school would be closing and that students would attend elementary schools in the nearby Toms River Regional Schools for grades K-6. Officials cited costs of $37,000 per student if the school remained open, versus $10,500 per student if attending the Toms River district.[3] The shared services agreement was renewed for the 2013-2014 school year.[4]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 71 students and 11.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.1.[1]
The district was 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.[5]
^Kyriakakis, Gregory. "School District Renews Shared Services Agreement With Seaside Park". Toms River Patch, February 22, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014. "Seaside Park closed the Seaside Park Elementary School in 2010 and formed the sending arrangement for K-6 students with Toms River."
^Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Central Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2018. Accessed January 21, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, 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 appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
^Board Members, Central Regional School District. Accessed January 21, 2020.