The Little Silver School District is a community

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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Little Silver, in Monmouth County,

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, United States. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 776 students and 77.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.District information for Little Silver Boro School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"J", the-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. For ninth through

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s, students attend

Red Bank Regional High School Red Bank Regional High School (often abbreviated RBR) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbur ...

, which serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury, along with students in the district's academy programs from other communities who are eligible to attend on a tuition basis. Students from other Monmouth County municipalities are eligible to attend the high school for its performing arts program, with admission on a competitive basis. The borough has two elected representatives on the nine-member Board of Education. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,247 students and 117.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary school *Point Road School with 393 students in grades PreK-4 **Dr. Kathleen Stigliano, Principal ;Middle school *Markham Place School with 380 students in grades 5-8 **Anthonio Pepe, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Administrative Staff
Little Silver School District. Accessed January 4, 2023. *Eric Platt, Superintendent *Caryn Anderson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, 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.Meet our Board
Little Silver School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.

References

External links

Little Silver School District
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School Data for the Little Silver School District
National Center for Education Statistics
Red Bank Regional High School
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School Data for the Red Bank Regional High School
National Center for Education Statistics {{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Little Silver, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group J School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey