Highlands School District

The Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Highlands, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3] In the 2016–17 school year, Highlands was tied for the 40th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 190 students.[4]

Highlands School District
Address
360 Navesink Avenue
Highlands, NJ 07732
United States
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentDr. Susan E. Compton
Business administratorChristopher Mullins
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment192 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty22.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict web site
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$24,98256$18,89132.2%
1Budgetary Cost20,1625513,64947.7%
2Classroom Instruction10,912548,36630.4%
6Support Services5,472582,161153.2%
8Administrative Cost1,322141,467−9.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,389531,55253.9%
13Extracurricular Activities65313966.7%
16Median Teacher Salary63,3104857,437
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 192 students and 22.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

School

Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 189 students in the 2018–19 school year.[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

  • Dr. Susan E. Compton, Tri-District Superintendent[13]
  • Christopher Mullins, business administrator and board secretary[14]

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.[15]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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.[16][17][18]

References
  1. District information for Highlands Borough 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. Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, 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 Highlands School District. Composition: The Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Highlands."
  4. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 40. Highlands Borough (tie) Enrollment: 190; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Monmouth; Town population: 5,005"
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 13, 2014.
  6. Henry Hudson Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2020. "Henry Hudson Regional School is a comprehensive public school which serves two communities of students: Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, NJ."
  7. About Henry Hudson, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed April 3, 2020. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."
  8. School data for Henry Hudson Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. School Data for the Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. Principal's Message, Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020.
  11. Administration, Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. Superintendent, Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020.
  14. Business Office, Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020.
  15. 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."
  16. 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.
  17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Highlands School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 1, 2020. "The 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 seven members elected to three year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-6."
  18. Board of Education Members, Highlands School District. Accessed April 3, 2020.
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