Academy of Law & Public Safety

Academy of Law & Public Safety is a minimally staffed secondary school in Long Branch, New Jersey, run under Monmouth County Vocational School District. The school educates 73 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Monmouth County Vocational School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,635 students; Academy of Law & Public Safety is among them.

Looking at the student body, Academy of Law & Public Safety records that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Monmouth County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Monmouth County shows median household earnings sit near $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Academy of Law & Public Safety is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Long Branch High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Law & Public Safety.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Academy of Law & Public Safety's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 80 (now 73). White enrollment moved from 73% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.