Atlantic City School District

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Atlantic City School District
Address
1300 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City
, Atlantic County , New Jersey , 08401
United States
Coordinates 39°21′45″N74°25′37″W / 39.362558°N 74.426895°W / 39.362558; -74.426895
District information
Grades Pre-K-12
SuperintendentLa'Quetta Small
Business administratorCeleste Ricketts
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment6,553 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty617.3 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.acboe.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$25,676103$18,89135.9%
1Budgetary Cost20,72810214,78340.2%
2Classroom Instruction12,5591038,76343.3%
6Support Services3,001912,39225.5%
8Administrative Cost1,666841,48512.2%
10Operations & Maintenance3,1721011,78377.9%
13Extracurricular Activities22744268−15.3%
16Median Teacher Salary76,2309264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. [3]

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,553 students and 617.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. [1]

Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate City and Ventnor City attend Atlantic City High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts. [4] [5]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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. [6]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey. [7] Available slots are announced annually by grade. [8]

History

In 1948, students had choices to attend schools. That year Noma Jensen of the Journal of Negro Education stated the district had "loose boundary lines". [9] In 1948, there were three schools earmarked to African-Americans with all of the teachers being African-American, and there was one African-American teacher at Atlantic City High School. This was in an era of de jure educational segregation in the United States. [9]

Starting in 2014, the dissolution of some charter schools was a factor in an increase in the student population, despite a decline in casino jobs. [10]

Former schools

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [17] ) are: [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Preschool
Elementary schools
High school

Pennsylvania Avenue School opened for the 2012-13 school year, with most students shifting from New Jersey Avenue School, which had been one of the district's oldest and most rundown schools. [34]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [35] [36]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of 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 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [39] [40] [41]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Atlantic City Board of Education District Policy: Identification, Atlantic City School District, revised July 21, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the Atlantic City School District. Composition: The Atlantic City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic City."
  4. ↑ Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The Atlantic City Public School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating Eleven (11) schools. Our Pre-K through 8th grade schools serve Atlantic City, while our high school serves the students of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Brigantine, Margate and Longport. "
  5. ↑ Rotondo, Christie. "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets", The Press of Atlantic City , June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."
  6. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Atlantic City Public Schools Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education . 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR   2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
  10. ↑ Grote, Dan (July 21, 2014). "The big shrink: As casinos shed jobs, school enrollment declines". Press of Atlantic City . Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ D'Amico, Diane (December 1, 2014). "A.C. to close alternative high school at month's end". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  12. ↑ D'Amico, Diane (December 3, 2014). "A.C. board votes to close alternative high school". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  13. ↑ Khemlani, Anjalee (December 23, 2014). "ACHS East Campus closes for good in Atlantic City". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ Levick, Marsha (January 15, 2015). "Atlantic City High School East Campus Showed Racial Inequalities". Juvenile Law Center. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  15. ↑ McKelvey, Wallace (January 29, 2012). "Some New Jersey schools remain segregated due to socioeconomic factors". Press of Atlantic City. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  16. ↑ Page, Sherry. "GALLERY: Look back at Atlantic City schools". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  17. ↑ School Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  18. ↑ School Site Directory, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Educators and Service Professionals of the Year", The Scoop, Spring 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  21. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Atlantic City School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  23. ↑ Venice Park School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  24. ↑ Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  25. ↑ Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  26. ↑ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  27. ↑ New York Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  28. ↑ Pennsylvania Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  29. ↑ Richmond Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  30. ↑ Sovereign Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  31. ↑ Texas Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  32. ↑ Uptown School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  33. ↑ Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2023.
  34. ↑ Raheem, Turiya S. A. "Community Updates: Pennsylvania Avenue School and More", Atlantic City Weekly , October 8, 2012, updated June 6, 2019. Accessed January 5, 2025. "The new Pennsylvania Avenue School (PAS) is a long-awaited addition to the Atlantic City School System.... Most students attending PAS have come from New Jersey Avenue School, one of the oldest in the city, which needed far too many repairs and had become a dark and dismal place for children and teachers alike."
  35. ↑ Department Contacts Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  36. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 5, 2025.
  37. ↑ Superintendent's Office, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 5, 2025.
  38. 1 2 Business Office, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 5, 2025.
  39. ↑ 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.
  40. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Atlantic City School District, New Jersey Department of Education for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed January 5, 2025. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Atlantic, 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. Effective with the 2012 fiscal year, the election of Board Members was moved to the general election in November. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  41. ↑ Members of the Board, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 5, 2025.
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