Atlantic City School District

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 pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3]

Atlantic City School District
Address
1300 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
United States
Coordinates39.362558°N 74.426895°W / 39.362558; -74.426895
District information
GradesPre-K-12
SuperintendentBarry Caldwell
Business administratorCeleste Ricketts
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment7,157 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty614.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitehttp://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

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its 11 schools had an enrollment of 7,157 students and 614.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[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 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.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Preschool
  • Venice Park School[10] (75 students in PreK)
    • Jodi Burroughs, Principal
Elementary schools
  • Brighton Avenue School[11] (346 students; in grades PreK-5)
    • Dorothy Bullock Fernandes, Principal
  • Chelsea Heights School[12] (367; PreK-8)
    • Kenneth Flood, Principal
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex[13] (599; PreK-8)
    • Jodi Burroughs, Principal
  • New York Avenue School[14] (605; PreK-8)
    • James Knox, Principal
  • Pennsylvania Avenue School[15] (559; PreK-8)
    • Dr. La'Quetta Small, Principal
  • Richmond Avenue School[16] (715; PreK-8)
    • Shelley Williams, Principal
  • Sovereign Avenue School[17] (736; PreK-8)
    • Medina Wilson Peyton, Principal
  • Texas Avenue School[18] (560; K-8)
    • LaKecia Hyman, Principal
  • Uptown School Complex[19] (572; PreK-8)
    • Atiba Rose, Principal
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.[21]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[22][23]

  • Barry Caldwell, Superintendent[24][25]
  • Celeste Ricketts, Business Administrator[26]
  • Angela Brown, Board Secretary[26]

The district's board of education has 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.[27][28]

References
  1. District information for Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  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. Accessed January 28, 2020. "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, 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
  7. School Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  8. School Site Directory, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Venice Park School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  11. Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  12. Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  13. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  14. New York Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  15. Pennsylvania Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  16. Richmond Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  17. Sovereign Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  18. Texas Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  19. Uptown School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  20. Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  21. Raheem, Turiya S. A. "Community Updates: Pennsylvania Avenue School and More", Atlantic City Weekly, October 8, 2012. Accessed November 26, 2017. "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."
  22. Department Contacts Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  23. New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  24. Meet the Superintendent, Atlantic City School District]. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  25. Lowe, Claire. "Atlantic City, Pleasantville school districts name superintendents", The Press of Atlantic City, August 10, 2017. Accessed November 26, 2017. "In Atlantic City, Interim Superintendent Barry Caldwell was approved by the school board July 18 for a full-time position at a rate of $187,000 a year, plus $5,000 for a 'high school stipend.' The contract is for 3.9 years."
  26. Business Office, Atlantic City School District]. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  27. 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.
  28. Members of the Board, Atlantic City School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.
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