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Spring Lake Heights School District

Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 74°02′07″W / 40.15506°N 74.035214°W / 40.15506; -74.035214
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Spring Lake Heights School District
1110 Route 71
Spring Lake Heights, NJ 07762
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. James McCartney
Business administratorMatthew Varley
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment357 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty29.8 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.98:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitehttp://www.slheights.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,83319$18,891−10.9%
1Budgetary Cost13,4151514,159−5.3%
2Classroom Instruction7,403108,659−14.5%
6Support Services2,663462,16722.9%
8Administrative Cost1,665381,5477.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,449201,612−10.1%
13Extracurricular Activities23651104126.9%
16Median Teacher Salary56,7442861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Spring Lake Heights School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Spring Lake Heights, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 357 students and 29.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.98:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.[3]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Manasquan High School in Manasquan, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Manasquan Public Schools. Manasquan High School also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt and Spring Lake, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[4][5][6]

Awards and recognition

Spring Lake Heights School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[7]

School

Spring Lake Heights School had an enrollment of 357 students as of the 2011-12 school year.[8] The school was built in 1938.

  • Dr. James McCartney, Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

  • Dr. James McCartney, Superintendent[11]
  • Matthew Varley, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Spring Lake Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Sending districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed November 1, 2014. "The district educates over 1700 students. Close to seven-hundred students attend our K-8 elementary school. Manasquan High School receives students from eight different districts; Avon, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights."
  5. ^ Manasquan Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Brielle, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."
  6. ^ Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."
  7. ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  8. ^ School Data for the Spring Lake Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  9. ^ a b School Directory, Spring Lake Heights School District. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  10. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2014.
  11. ^ Superintendent of Schools, Spring Lake Heights School District. Accessed November 1, 2014.

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