Bass River Township School District


The Bass River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Bass River Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 106 students and 12.8 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Bass River had the 10th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 102 students.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.
Students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough. Schools in the district are
Pinelands Regional Junior High School with 811 students in grades 7-9 and
Pinelands Regional High School with 744 students in grades 10–12. The district's board of education includes nine members directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. Bass River Township is allocated one of the nine seats.

Schools

Bass River Township Elementary School served 106 students in grades PreK-6

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education, comprising five 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 one or two 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.