Long Branch Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 5,786 students and 477.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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. Schools Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Early childhood learning centers Lenna W. Conrow School (with 380 students; in grades PreK-K) Bonita Potter-Brown, Principal Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center (314; PreK-K) Aisha Wickes, Principal Morris Avenue School (379; PreK-K) Matthew E. Johnson, Principal Primary schools Amerigo A. Anastasia School (541; 1-5) Michelle Merckx, Principal George L. Catrambone Elementary School (876; K-5) Jessica Cunneff, Principal Gregory School (552; 1-5) Nicholas Greenwood, Principal Middle school Long Branch Middle School (1,198; 6-8) Christopher Volpe, Lead Principal High school Long Branch High School (1,499; 9-12) Vincent Muscillo, Lead Principal Alternative Audrey W. Clark School / The Academy of Alternative Programs, an alternative education program Kristine Villano, Principal George L. Catrambone Elementary School was constructed at a total cost over $40 million for a facility that was designed to house 800 students in a facility covering for which construction began in 2012. With the start of the 2014-15 school year, a realignment of the district closed West End School, converted Morris Avenue School for early childhood use and repurposed Audrey W. Clark School for alternative education. Superintendent pay In March 2006, the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation issued a report to Governor Jon Corzine