Point Pleasant, a borough in Ocean County, is bounded on the north by the Manasquan River, on the east by Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head, on the south by Beaver Dam Creek and on the west by Brick Township. Point Pleasant also borders Mantoloking in Ocean County and Brielle in Monmouth County.
Though often regarded as a summer resort, Point Pleasant is a year round community of approximately 19,000 residents. Point Pleasant Beach is a separate borough.
The Point Pleasant School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,966 students and 227.4 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.04:1.The district has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.