The Spring Lake Heights School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Spring Lake Heights

Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey

Spring Lake Heights is a borough located in the southern coastal portion of Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,713....

, in Monmouth County

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 333 students and 31.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.

Public school students in grades 9-12 attend Manasquan High School

Manasquan High School

Manasquan High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Manasquan, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Manasquan Public Schools...

 in Manasquan

Manasquan, New Jersey

-Government:Manasquan is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only...

, as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Manasquan Public Schools

Manasquan Public Schools

The Manasquan Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Manasquan, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....

. Manasquan High School also the high school serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea

Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey

Avon-by-the-Sea is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,901...

, Belmar

Belmar, New Jersey

Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,794. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government....

, Brielle

Brielle, New Jersey

Brielle is a Borough located in southern Monmouth County, New Jersey along the Manasquan River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,774....

, Lake Como

Lake Como, New Jersey

Lake Como is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,759.Lake Como was originally formed as the borough of South Belmar by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Wall Township, based...

, Sea Girt

Sea Girt, New Jersey

Sea Girt is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,828.Sea Girt was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1917, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum...

 and Spring Lake

Spring Lake, New Jersey

Spring Lake is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,993....

, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.

Awards and recognition

Spring Lake Heights School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey

Jim McGreevey

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 in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Robert J. Mahon, Superintendent
• Margaret M. Hom, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Spring Lake Heights School District
• Data for the Spring Lake Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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