As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,273 students and 133.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[1]
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.[4]
For grades nine through twelve, public school students attend Red Bank Regional High School, which also serves students from Little Silver and Shrewsbury Borough, along with students in the district's academy programs from other communities who are eligible to attend on a tuition basis.[5][6] Students from other Monmouth County municipalities are eligible to attend the high school for its five academy programs, with admission on a competitive basis.[7] The borough has five elected representatives on the nine-member board of education.[8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,195 students and 122.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[9]
Anthony Sciarrillo, business administrator and board secretary[20]
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.[21][22][23]
^Red Bank Borough Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Red Bank Borough Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Red Bank Borough School District. Composition: The Red Bank Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Red Bank Borough."
^Red Bank Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2017. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive and diverse secondary school that offers a multitude of rigorous academic and extra-curricular programs for the student body which numbers 1,236. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury. The district also accepts students on a tuition basis who may be interested in one of our specialized academies of study."
^Martin, Patti. "A Day in the Life of Red Bank Regional High School", Asbury Park Press, March 30, 2007. Accessed September 1, 2014. "Located in Little Silver, RBR, as the school is commonly referred to, is the home school to students from Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury."
^Academies Information, Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed September 15, 2024. "Red Bank Regional is conveniently located in Little Silver, central Monmouth County, and accepts both in-district students, (Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury) and tuition students from out-of-district that are accepted into one of our five four-year Career and Technical Education Programs. They are: the Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPA), the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT), the Academy of Engineering (AOE), the Academy of Finance (AOF) and the Academy of Early Childhood Education (AoECE). In addition to the three constituent districts, our Academies have had as many as twenty-one other school districts represented in past years."
^About the Board of Education, Red Bank Regional High School District. Accessed September 15, 2024. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected from our constituent districts. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - two from Little Silver, five from Red Bank, and two from Shrewsbury."
^About Us, Red Bank Borough Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2024. "The Red Bank Borough Public Schools are comprised of nearly 1,200 students in Preschool through Grade 8. The Red Bank Middle School houses Grades 4 to 8, the Red Bank Primary School houses Preschool to Grade 3, and two off-site locations and one provider house our free full-day Preschool program for all Red Bank children ages 3 and 4. After graduation, our students attend Red Bank Regional High School or a variety of public and private academies."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Red Bank Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 9, 2024. "The 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 appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grades levels Preschool through 8th grade." See "Roster of Officials" on page 17.
^Board of Education, Red Bank Borough Public Schools. Accessed September 15, 2024.