Global InformationAtlantic Highlands School District information
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140 First Avenue
Atlantic Highlands , Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07716United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°24′41″N 74°02′20″W / 40.411343°N 74.038831°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | K-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Tara Beams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Janet Sherlock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 256 (as of 2022–23)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 27.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 9.5:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | ahes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Atlantic Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Atlantic Highlands, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 256 students and 27.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[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.[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 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 296 students and 39.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.[8]
In September 2023, voters in both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands approved a ballot measure that would consolidate the two K–6 districts with the Henry Hudson regional district to form a single K–12 district starting in the 2024–25 school year.[9]
- ^ a b c d District information for Atlantic Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Atlantic Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024. "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."
- ^ County School list A-D, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 13, 2014.
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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."
- ^ School data for Henry Hudson Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Jennings, Rob. "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."