Editing Pine Beach, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] attend the [[Toms River Regional Schools]], a regional public school district based in [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River Township]] that also includes student from the boroughs of [[Beachwood, New Jersey|Beachwood]], Pine Beach and [[South Toms River, New Jersey|South Toms River]], who attend as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/29/5190/000.html Toms River Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Toms River Regional is the largest suburban school district in the state, with a population of approximately 16,000 students learning in a pre-kindergarten early learning center, twelve elementary schools, three intermediate schools and three high schools. Despite its size, the district takes enormous pride in providing a neighborhood school concept with high-quality educational programs, facilities, and services for students from our four sending towns of Beachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River, and Toms River."</ref> As of the 2020–2021 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 153.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416200&DistrictID=3416200 District information for Tinton Falls School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> The district's board of education has nine members; seats are allocated based on population, with one seat allocated to Pine Beach.<ref>[https://www.trschools.com/Administration/boe Board of Education], [[Toms River Regional Schools]]. Accessed March 6, 2020. "The Toms River Board of Education is comprised of nine members. Six are elected from Toms River Township, and one each from the Boroughs of Pine Beach, Beachwood and South Toms River."</ref>

[[Admiral Farragut Academy]], which was established in 1933, operated until 1994, when its campus in Pine Beach was closed due to financial difficulties. The school continues to operate on an independent campus in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]].<ref>Campbell, Douglas A. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710125924/http://articles.philly.com/1994-05-08/news/25828835_1_bleachers-cadets-david-glasgow-farragut "Growing Deficit Finally Sinks Military Prep School In N.j. Admiral Farragut Academy Will Close In June. Cadets And Parents Are Crushed."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 8, 1994. Accessed July 9, 2015. "Symbolically, only one of the heavy wood catboats, resting last week on the shore by Admiral Farragut Academy's dock, was ready to be launched on the cedar-stained waters of the Toms River, where the military prep school's cadets have, since 1933, learned to sail.... Farragut's students, 120 boys and 20 girls in Grades 5-12, who wear naval- style uniforms and salute their superiors, were told at 7:30 a.m. Monday that on June 4, their school would close forever."</ref>