The Keyport Public Schools are a comprehensive community

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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through

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from Keyport, in Monmouth County,

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, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,062 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.District information for Keyport School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Students in public school for ninth through

s from Union Beach attend the district's high school as part of a

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with the

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary school *Keyport Central School with 687 students in grades PreK-8 **Elijah Pereira, Principal ;High school *

Keyport High School Keyport High School is a four-year public high school in Keyport, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, operated as the lone secondary school of the Keyport Public Schools. Students ...

with 364 students in grades 9-12 **Michael P. Waters Sr., Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Board Members
Keyport Public Schools. Accessed May 5, 2017. *Dr. Lisa M. Savoia, Superintendent *Anthony Rapolla, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 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 day-to-day operation of the district.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Keyport School District''
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 2, 2020. "The Board of Education is comprised of ten members. Nine members are elected to three-year terms with three seats up for election each year. One member is appointed by the Union Beach Board of Education as the Union Beach representative. This appointment is made on an annual basis." A tenth member is appointed by Union Beach to represent that district's interests on the Keyport board.

References

External links

Keyport Public Schools
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School Data for the Keyport Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics {{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Keyport, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group CD School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey