Asbury Park Public Schools

Asbury Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district headquartered in Asbury Park, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving children in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

Asbury Park School District
Address
910 Fourth Avenue
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07712
United States
Coordinates40.216699°N 74.006661°W / 40.216699; -74.006661
District information
Gradespre-K to 12
SuperintendentRaShawn M. Adams
Business administratorMelissa Simmons (interim)
Schools4
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment1,771 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty175.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.asburypark.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$30,84568$18,89163.3%
1Budgetary Cost28,1206814,78390.2%
2Classroom Instruction14,488688,76365.3%
6Support Services6,817682,392185.0%
8Administrative Cost1,824601,48522.8%
10Operations & Maintenance3,942681,783121.1%
13Extracurricular Activities70667268163.4%
16Median Teacher Salary69,1755764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Students from nearby Allenhurst, Loch Arbour and Interlaken no longer attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,771 students and 175.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.

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.

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