Avon School District (New Jersey)
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The Avon School District is a community public school district that serves students in
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from Avon-by-the-Sea, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 137 students and 17.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 7.7:1.District information for Avon Boro School District
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
During the 2016–17 school year, Avon was tied with the 23rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 158 students. The district is classified by the
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as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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
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through twelfth grades, public school students attend either Asbury Park High School or Manasquan High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, based on the results of a lottery under which 62.5% of students are sent to Manasquan and 37.5% to Asbury Park. As of the 2020–21 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 12.5:1. The Manasquan school also serves students from Belmar, Brielle,
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, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts. As of the 2020–21 school year, Manasquan High School had an enrollment of 1,006 students and 76.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Students may also apply to academy schools in the
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, which include the
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,
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, High Technology High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology and
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. Students also have the option to attend
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in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar,
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, Interlaken and Lake Como.Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy
"Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say"
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'', January 27, 2005. Accessed October 3, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."


School

Avon Elementary School serves students in grades PreK-8 and had an enrollment of 133 students during the 2018–19 school year.


Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Christopher Albrizio, superintendent and principal *Amy Lerner, business administrator and board secretary


Board of education

The district's
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, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees 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. 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.''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Avon-by-the-Sea School District''
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, year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2024. "The Avon-By-The-Sea School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of seven members elected to three year-terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."


References


External links


Avon Elementary School
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School Data for the Avon Elementary School
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