Editing Jackson Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Jackson School District (New Jersey)|Jackson School District]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade|12th grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f7add3f01fd749a6b14be519dea90199 Jackson Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412044643/https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f7add3f01fd749a6b14be519dea90199 |date=April 12, 2023 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed May 16, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Jackson Township School District. Composition: The Jackson Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Jackson Township."</ref> The district operates six elementary schools serving grades K–5, two middle schools and two high schools.<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/domain/1644 About Our District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607144104/https://www.jacksonsd.org/domain/1644 |date=June 7, 2024 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "We educate almost 9,000 students in ten schools – six elementary, two middle and two high schools."</ref> In January 2015, the Jackson Board of Education voted to implement full-day kindergarten, which was introduced in September 2015.<ref>Oglesby, Amanda. [http://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2015/01/21/jackson-full-day-kindergarten/22095655/ "Jackson BOE approves full-day kindergarten"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607144110/https://www.app.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2015/01/21/jackson-full-day-kindergarten/22095655/ |date=June 7, 2024 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 21, 2015. Accessed March 20, 2015. "Jackson – The township's 5-year-olds will have full-day kindergarten when they start school in September. The Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to change Jackson's kindergarten program from half day to full day."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,535 students and 623.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407740&DistrictID=3407740 District information for Jackson Township School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801214711/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407740&DistrictID=3407740 |date=August 1, 2020 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407740 School Data for the Jackson School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are:

* Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/8 Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706164326/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/8 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (536 students; in grades PreK-5)
* Elms Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/9 Elms Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706165615/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/9 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (627; PreK-5)
* Lucy N. Holman Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/10 Lucy N. Holman Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706162140/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/10 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (484; PreK-5)
* Howard C. Johnson Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/11 Howard C. Johnson Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706165406/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/11 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (354; PreK-5)
* Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/12 Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706164158/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/12 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (213; PreK-5)
* Switlik Elementary School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/13 Switlik Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706164733/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/13 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (806; K-5),  Carl W. Goetz Middle School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/14 Carl W. Goetz Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706165330/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/14 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (1,001; 6-8)
* Christa McAuliffe Middle School<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/15 Christa McAuliffe Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607144207/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/15 |date=June 7, 2024 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (759; 6-8)
* [[Jackson Liberty High School]]<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/16 Jackson Liberty High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706164237/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/16 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (1,129; 9-12)
* [[Jackson Memorial High School]]<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/17 Jackson Memorial High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706164912/https://www.jacksonsd.org/Domain/17 |date=July 6, 2020 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref> (1,568; 9-12).<ref>[https://www.jacksonsd.org/admin Administrative Contacts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224002947/https://www.jacksonsd.org/admin |date=December 24, 2023 }}, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d64ea052-73be-47b5-b7fb-9a1b85e31dac.pdf#page=30 ''Public Schools Directory 2023-2024; Living and Learning in Ocean County''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117160906/https://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//d64ea052-73be-47b5-b7fb-9a1b85e31dac.pdf#page=30 |date=November 17, 2023 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 23, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/29/2360 School Performance Reports for the Jackson Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2360 New Jersey School Directory for the Jackson School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223170900/https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2360 |date=February 23, 2024 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Mother Seton Academy, a Catholic School for [[K-8 school|grades Pre-K–8]], which operates under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]], is in nearby [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]]. It formed in 2019 by the merger of St. Aloysius and St. Veronica schools; the former was in Jackson and the latter was in Howell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/new-catholic-academy-veronica-aloysius|title=St. Aloysius and St. Veronica Schools announce plans to form new Catholic academy|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]|date=2019-01-07|access-date=2020-06-23|archive-date=March 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303175856/https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/new-catholic-academy-veronica-aloysius|url-status=live}}</ref>