Absecon Public School District

The Absecon Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Absecon, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. 

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 887 students and 66.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Absecon attend the Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pleasantville Public Schools.  As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 757 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.  Students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology and Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. 

A 2019 study looked at the possibility of dissolving the sending relationship with Pleasantville.  The consultants considered a shift to either Mainland Regional High School or the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District (at either Absegami High School or Cedar Creek High School).  The study concluded that Absegami High School was the preferred alternative and that the district would achieve significant savings from lower costs per student. 

Schools
Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.)  are:
Elementary school
H. Ashton Marsh Elementary School (493 students in grades PreK-4)
Joseph N. Giardina, Principal
Middle school
Emma C. Attales Middle School (381 students in grades 5-8)
Kevin Burns, Principal

Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Dr. Dan Dooley, Superintendent of Schools
Tina Maruca, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has seven 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. 

References

External links
Absecon Public School District Website

School Data for the Absecon Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Category:Absecon, New Jersey
Category:New Jersey District Factor Group CD
Category:School districts in Atlantic County, New Jersey