The Merchantville Board of Education (BOE) is comprised of nine members who are elected for a three-year term. These are volunteer members who are not compensated for their services. The BOE is organized with a committee structure and is responsible for establishing policies for the district and for the review of the Chief School Administrator.

School Board members uphold and enforce all laws, rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, and court orders pertaining to schools. Responsibility of School Board Members in New Jersey is confined to policy-making, planning and appraisal, and helping frame policies and plans after consultation with those affected by them.  A Board Member's responsibility is not to administer the schools, but to see that they are well run.  Each member of a board of education, before entering upon the duties of his office, takes an oath of office. Each member is required to abide by a state-mandated Code of Ethics for School Board Members, which includes making decisions in terms of the educational welfare of children, developing, and maintaining public schools that meet the individual needs of all children regardless of ability, race, creed, sex or social standing.  A copy of the full Code of Ethics for School Board Members can be viewed at School Ethics Act.