Editing Tuckerton, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] are served by the [[Tuckerton School District]] at Tuckerton Elementary School.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=fd678b85980d4d29840b4341d8eb5150 Tuckerton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Tuckerton School District. Accessed August 15, 2022. "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 six in the Tuckerton Borough School District. Composition: The Tuckerton Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Tuckerton Borough."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/5220 School Performance Reports for the Tuckerton Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 311 students and 32.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416320&DistrictID=3416320 District information for Tuckerton Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>

Public school students in [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend the schools of the [[Pinelands Regional School District]], which also serves students from [[Bass River Township, New Jersey|Bass River Township]], [[Eagleswood Township, New Jersey|Eagleswood Township]] and [[Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Little Egg Harbor Township]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/29/4105/000.html Pinelands Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed January 22, 2020. "The Pinelands Regional School District is a regional school district located in southern Ocean County. The District consists of a Junior High School for grades 7-9 and a High School for grades 10-12. The communities of Bass River, Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor, and Tuckerton are served by the District with approximately 1,700 students in grades 7-12."</ref><ref>[https://www.pinelandsregional.org/page/school-choice School Choice], Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed August 15, 2022. "Pinelands Regional School District is located in Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County, and serves students in grades 7-12. The district students reside in Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, Eagleswood, and Bass River Township (Burlington County)."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/2012/03/14/regional-school-districts/17402488007/ "Regional School Districts"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', March 14, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Pinelands Regional - Serves: Bass River in Burlington County; Eagleswood, Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton in Ocean County"</ref><ref>Greenfield, Bruce. [http://www.app.com/assets/pdf/B31677921210.PDF "Ocean County Report On Consolidation and Regionalization"], Report of the Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2011. "Pinelands Regional - Eagleswood, Tuckerton, Bass River, Little Egg Harbor"</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413000 School Data for the Pinelands Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Pinelands Regional Junior High School<ref>[https://www.pinelandsregional.org/o/pjhs Junior High School], Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.</ref> with 526 students in grades 7-8 and 
[[Pinelands Regional High School]]<ref>[https://www.pinelandsregional.org/o/phs Senior High School], Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed January 22, 2020.</ref> with 1,036 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/edccc918-3b07-4550-b248-edc5434cdafe.pdf#page=54 ''Living & Learning in Ocean County - Public Schools Directory 2021-2022''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/4105 School Performance Reports for the Pinelands Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4105 New Jersey School Directory for the Pinelands Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's board of education is comprised of 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.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/13/4105.pdf#page=65 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Pinelands Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2020. "The Pinelands Regional 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 9 members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members' terms expire each year."</ref> Seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with one seat allocated to Tuckerton.<ref>[https://www.pinelandsregional.org/page/board-of-education Board of Education: About Us], Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed August 15, 2022. "The Board of Education is comprised of nine citizens elected to serve terms of three years each. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population - one from Bass River Township, one from Eagleswood Township, six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one from the Borough of Tuckerton."</ref>