Atlantic Highlands School District

The Atlantic Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Atlantic Highlands, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Atlantic Highlands School District
Address
140 First Avenue
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
United States
Coordinates40.411343°N 74.038831°W / 40.411343; -74.038831
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentDr. Susan E. Compton
Business administratorJanet Sherlock
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment311 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty30.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,29432$18,891−3.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,9472413,6492.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,140308,3669.3%
6Support Services1,716132,161−20.6%
8Administrative Cost1,642321,46711.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,266111,552−18.4%
13Extracurricular Activities52263933.3%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4855457,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 311 students and 30.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[4]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend Henry Hudson Regional High School, a comprehensive six-year high school and regional public school district that serves students from both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 331 students and 39.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[7]

School

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 311 students in the 2018–19 school year.[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][11]

  • Dr. Susan E. Compton, superintendent[12]
  • Janet Sherlock, business administrator and board secretary

Compton serves jointly as Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School.[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[14][15]

References
  1. District information for Atlantic Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Atlantic Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020. "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 six in the Atlantic Highlands School District. Composition: The Atlantic Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic Highlands."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 13, 2014.
  5. Henry Hudson Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Henry Hudson Regional School is a comprehensive public school which serves two communities of students: Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, NJ."
  6. About Henry Hudson Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."
  7. School data for Henry Hudson Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. School Data for the Atlantic Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Administration, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  10. Principal's Message, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. Superintendent, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed January 29, 2020. "On behalf of the Board of Education of Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, and Henry Hudson Regional School Districts, I extend an enthusiastic greeting and sincere welcome to our tri-district schools. I am pleased to have the opportunity to serve as the superintendent of schools of three exemplary school districts in the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands."
  13. Silakowski, Ian. "AH Council Introduced to New Tri-District Superintendent", Atlantic Highlands Herald, March 2, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2014. "The first new order of business involved Atlantic Highlands Board of Education President Saranne Weimer introducing Dr. Susan Compton, the Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for Atlantic Highlands and Highlands Elementary, and Henry Hudson Regional School."
  14. 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.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Atlantic Highlands School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2020. "The Atlantic Highlands School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, 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 terms."
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