The Brick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Brick Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Brick Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Brick Public Schools, adopted December 8, 2022. Accessed March 22, 2026. "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 Brick Township School District. Composition: The Brick Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Brick Township."
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,414 students and 689.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.District information for Brick Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
History Warren H. Wolf Preschool was created for the 2014–15 school year from Primary Learning Center and named for Warren Wolf, a longtime football coach and politician, who served as a Brick Township school board member, councilman, mayor, Ocean County freeholder and New Jersey State AssemblymanHuba, Nicholas. "Is there a new school planned for Brick?", Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2014. Accessed March 22, 2026. "In response, school district officials are transforming the Primary Learning Center from a prekindergarten-kindergarten facility into a kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school, Superintendent Walter Uszenski said. The new school will be renamed Warren H. Wolf Elementary School in honor the former Brick Township High School football coach."
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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Brick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are:Public Schools Directory 2025-2026; Living & Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2026.School Performance Reports for the Brick Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for Brick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
Preschools Herbertsville PreschoolHerbertsville Preschool, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (147; PreK) Walter Hrycenko, principal Warren H. Wolf PreschoolWarren H. Wolf Preschool, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (277; PreK) Jacqueline Janik, principal Elementary schools Drum Point Elementary SchoolDrum Point Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (479; K–5) Chris Ott, principal Lanes Mill Elementary SchoolLanes Mill Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (560; K–5) Geraldine Bayles, principal Midstreams Elementary SchoolMidstreams Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed June 16, 2022. (548; K–5) John Billen, principal Osborneville Elementary SchoolOsborneville Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (402; K–5) Jayne VanNosdall, principal Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolVeterans Memorial Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (647; K–5) Ryan Blessing, principal Emma Havens Young Elementary SchoolEmma Havens Young Elementary School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (732; K–5) Michelle Cloud, principal Middle schools Lake Riviera Middle SchoolLake Riviera Middle School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (861; 6–8) Brittany Bucco, principalAdministration, Lake Riviera Middle School. Accessed March 22, 2026. Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolVeterans Memorial Middle School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (965; 6–8) Dana Triantafillos, principalAdministration, Veterans Memorial Middle School. Accessed March 22, 2026. High schools Brick Memorial High SchoolBrick Memorial High School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (1,410; 9–12) Ed Sarluca, principalhttps://www.brickschools.org/bmhs/administration-new/ Administration], Brick Memorial High School. Accessed March 22, 2026. Brick Township High SchoolBrick Township High School, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2026. (1,314; 9–12) David Kasyan, principalAdministration, Brick Memorial High School. Accessed March 22, 2026.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Administration, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 22, 2026.New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Thomas G. Farrell, superintendent of schools James Edwards, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 22, 2026.
Board of education The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Brick Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 22, 2026. "The Brick Township Board of Education is a Type II district located in the county of Ocean, 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 staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12."Meet the Board of Education, Brick Public Schools. Accessed March 22, 2026.
References
External links Brick Public Schools
School Data for the Brick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics