Highlands School District

Highlands School District
Address
360 Navesink Avenue Highlands , Monmouth County , New Jersey , 07732 United States
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Tara Beams
Business administrator	Christopher Mullins
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	169 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	22.1 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	7.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	hes.tridistrict.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $24,982 56 $18,891 32.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 20,162 55 13,649 47.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,912 54 8,366 30.4% 6 Support Services 5,472 58 2,161 153.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,322 14 1,467 −9.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,389 53 1,552 53.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 65 31 39 66.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 63,310 48 57,437 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Highlands, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 169 students and 22.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1. ^[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Highlands was tied for the 40th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 190 students. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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. ^{[9] [10]} 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. ^[11]

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. ^[12]

School

Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 170 students in the 2022–23 school year. ^[13]

• William Jacoutot ^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[15]

• Tara Beams, Tri-District Superintendent ^[16]
• Christopher J. Mullins, business administrator and board secretary ^[17]

The district has a shared Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School. ^[18]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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. 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. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

References

1. District information for Highlands Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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 May 15, 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 Highlands School District. Composition: The Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Highlands."
4. County School List H-K, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
5. School Performance Reports for the Highlands School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Highlands School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. 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"
8. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 13, 2014.
9. 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."
10. 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."
11. School data for Henry Hudson Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. 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."
13. School Data for the Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Principal's Message, Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. Superintendent, Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
17. Business Office, Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.
18. 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 Susan Compton, the Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for Atlantic Highlands and Highlands Elementary, and Henry Hudson Regional School."
19. 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.
20. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Highlands School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "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.... On September 26, 2023, the voters of Highlands and Atlantic Highlands approved the proposal to form a new regional school district for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade with Henry Hudson Regional School District.... The nine member transitional Board of Education will be comprised of two-thirds from Highlands and Atlantic Highlands and one-third from the existing Henry Hudson Regional School Board." See "Roster of Officials" on page 10.
21. Board of Education Members, Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024.

External links

• Highlands School District
• School Performance Reports for the Highlands School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Henry Hudson Regional High School
• School Performance Reports for the Henry Hudson Regional High School , New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for Henry Hudson Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics