The district also serves students from Lake Como who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[7] The school was constructed in 1909 and has had additions built in 1929, 1949, 1969 and 1993. The district's one school building hosts a primary school for grades PreK-5 and a middle school for grades 6-8.[8]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 405 students and 51.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.8:1.[1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[9]
Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]
Jimmy Alvarez, superintendent
Michael Bardsley, 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] Lake Como is also represented with a member of the board of education.[20]
^Belmar Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Belmar School District, adopted September 4, 2008. Accessed December 25, 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 twelve in the Belmar School District. Composition: The Belmar School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Belmar."
^ abcAbout Our School, Belmar School District. Accessed December 25, 2025. "The single school is two schools in one, a primary school for grades preschool through fifth and a middle school organization plan for grades six through eight. Students attending public high school are assigned to Manasquan, Asbury Park, Red Bank Regional, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Allied Health and Sciences, Academy Charter School, High Tech High Schools, Communications High School and the newest Monmouth County Vocational School - Biotechnology High School."
^Cheslow, Jerry. "Living In/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed February 1, 2020. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940s."
^Manasquan Public Schools 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Students from the communities of Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights attended MHS in 2016-2017, amassing an enrollment of 960 students. There were 260 students in the senior class, as well as 256 juniors, 220 sophomores, and 224 freshmen."
^Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed December 25, 2024. " Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts: Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Belmar School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 29, 2024. "The Belmar 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 elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
