reconfiguration of the district under which Obama Elementary School would be closed, the two remaining elementary schools would serve PreK-3, the middle school would serve grades 4-6 and the high school would cover grades 7-12. The district, which was spending a total cost per pupil of $42,382 in 2017–18, was the subject of an audit in 2019 which found that the district had a capacity to serve 3,095, but an enrollment of 1,862 in 2017–18, a decline from 2,132 nearly a decade earlier. A 2019 audit Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Elementary schools Bradley Elementary School with 301 students in grades PreK-5 Thea Jackson, Principal Thurgood Marshall Elementary School with 247 students in grades PreK-5 Dr. Lauren Schulze, Principal Middle school Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary School with 370 students in grades 6-8 Perry Medina, Principal High school Asbury Park High School with 682 students in grades 9-12 Bridget O'Neill, Principal Administration Core members of the district's administration are: Dr. Rashawn M. Adams, Superintendent Geoffrey Hastings, Business Administrator / Board Secretary Carol Morris, State Monitor In 2014, interim superintendent Robert Mahon resigned, expressing his frustration with the direction of the district after the board of education had been unable to hire a permanent superintendent; he was one of four superintendents that the district had gone through in a six-year period. Gregory Allen was chosen in July 2014 to succeed Mahon as interim superintendent at that time. Lamont Repollet served as superintendent from October 2014 to January 2018, when he was named to serve as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Board of education The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. References External links Asbury Park Public Schools School Data for the Asbury Park Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics Asbury Park, New Jersey New Jersey Abbott Districts New Jersey