Atlantic County Special Services School District

School district in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US

Atlantic County Special Services District
Address
4805 Nawakwa Boulevard
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08330
United States
Coordinates39°26′31″N 74°41′28″W / 39.441835°N 74.691108°W / 39.441835; -74.691108
District information
GradesSpecial svcs.
SuperintendentPhilip J. Guenther
Business administratorNicholas Brown
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment294 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty25.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1[1]
Other information
Websiteacsssd.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 Special svcs.
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$55,0324$18,891191.3%
1Budgetary Cost47,742457,252−16.6%
2Classroom Instruction27,809432,861−15.4%
6Support Services9,605411,945−19.6%
8Administrative Cost5,61035,725−2.0%
10Operations & Maintenance4,41536,215−29.0%
16Median Teacher Salary75,889577,183
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special svcs. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

The Atlantic County Special Services School District is a special education public school district located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 from Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 294 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[1]

Sending districts in the county pay tuition for each student sent to one of the district's programs.[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6][7]

  • Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools with 197 students in grades PreK-8
    • Brian Kern, principal[8]
  • Atlantic County High School with 97 students in grades 9-12
    • Tad Derenberger, principal[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]

  • Philip J. Guenther, superintendent
  • Nicholas Brown, business administrator / board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and six public members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed to four-year terms of office by the Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners, along with the county superintendent of schools, who serves on an ex officio basis. 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.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Atlantic County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024. Note that the student population was calculate by adding the enrollment in the two schools. The student-teacher ratio was calculated by diving the total number of students by the number of FTEs listed for the district as a whole.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ 2023-24 School Year Tution, Atlantic County Special Services School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.
  4. ^ School Data for the Atlantic County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ School Performance Reports for the Atlantic County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Administration, Atlantic County Special Services School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Atlantic County Special Services School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 26, 2024. "The Atlantic County Special Services School District (a component unit of the County of Atlantic) is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of appointed officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
  12. ^ Board of Education, Atlantic County Special Services School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.

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