Neptune High School graduates, June, 2016. at the Great Auditorium. Jean Bredin photograph © Blogfinger staff.
Editor’s note, November 16, 2017 (Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.)
Last August 12, 2017, we posted the Letter to the Editor below. An interesting discussion ensued in our comments section (click comments below; lower right hand corner.)
Today a Neptune parent sent a comment, so it seemed appropriate to reintroduce this post now in case there are those who might want to discuss the issues further. The last time around, school was not in session, but now parents have had a few months under their belts, so maybe some might want to add to the conversation:
TO THE EDITOR:
Since we are discussing the high cost of education in Neptune, financed by our property taxes, I would like to know if we are getting our money’s worth.
A review of NJ high school ratings by SchoolDigger.com shows that in 2016, Neptune High School ranked worse than 92% of high schools in New Jersey, having some of the highest cost per pupil in the State and some of the lowest scores.
The school’s rank for 2016 is 367 of 399 NJ high schools. Asbury Park is 379 of 399.
The Neptune school district is among the 50 top spenders per student at $25,920. Asbury Park is $35,636.
Clearly money is NOT the answer.
SCHOOL WATCHER, Ocean Grove NJ,
August 12, 2017