Atlantic City School District
Encyclopedia
Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district
in Atlantic City
, in Atlantic County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
The district serves students in Preschool through twelfth grade. Students come from diverse ethnic, academic and economic backgrounds. There are over 2,600 language minority students who speak 34 languages. The student population is 45.1% African Americans; 33.9% Hispanics; 10.1% Caucasians; 10.5% Asian/Pacific Islanders; and .4% American Indian/Alaskans. 81.5% of the students are identified as below poverty level based on the Consolidated Formula Sub-grant Application.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 6,398 students and 558.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.
Students from Brigantine
, Longport
, Margate City
and Ventnor City
attend Atlantic City High School as part of sending/receiving relationship
s with the respective school districts.
The district is 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.
) are:
Preschool
Elementary Schools (K-8)
High School (9-12)
Other
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, in Atlantic County
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.
The district serves students in Preschool through twelfth grade. Students come from diverse ethnic, academic and economic backgrounds. There are over 2,600 language minority students who speak 34 languages. The student population is 45.1% African Americans; 33.9% Hispanics; 10.1% Caucasians; 10.5% Asian/Pacific Islanders; and .4% American Indian/Alaskans. 81.5% of the students are identified as below poverty level based on the Consolidated Formula Sub-grant Application.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 6,398 students and 558.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.
Students from Brigantine
Brigantine, New Jersey
Brigantine is an island city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 9,450....
, Longport
Longport, New Jersey
Longport is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 895....
, Margate City
Margate City, New Jersey
Margate City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 6,354.Margate City was originally incorporated as the borough of South Atlantic City by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 7, 1885, from portions of Egg Harbor...
and Ventnor City
Ventnor City, New Jersey
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,650....
attend Atlantic City High School as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
s with the respective school districts.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Preschool
- Brighton Avenue School (74 students)
Elementary Schools (K-8)
- Chelsea Heights School (384)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex (564)
- New Jersey Avenue School (302)
- New York Avenue School (486)
- Richmond Avenue School (378)
- Sovereign Avenue School (741)
- Texas Avenue School (478)
- Uptown School Complex (630)
High School (9-12)
- Atlantic City High SchoolAtlantic City High SchoolAtlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students...
(2,327)
Other
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Fredrick P. Nickles - Superintendent
- Lisa Mooney - Business Administrator
External links
- Atlantic City School District Website
- Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...