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''For the school district in Iowa, see
Audubon Community School District The Audubon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Audubon, Iowa. The majority of the district is in eastern Audubon County, with a smaller area in Guthrie County. The district serves Audubon, Gray, and the sur ...
'' The Audubon Public School District is a comprehensive community
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that serves students in
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through
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from
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, in Camden County,
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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,463 students and 122.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 12.0:1.District information for Audubon Public School District
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district is classified by the
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as being in
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"DE", the fifth-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 from Audubon Park attend the district's schools as part of a
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established after Audubon Park closed its lone school in 1979. For grades 9-12, students from
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attend Audubon High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the
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.


History

The two elementary schools in Audubon, Haviland Avenue School and Mansion Avenue School, had both served Kindergarten to sixth grade. This continued until the 2009-2010 school year when they were reconfigured so that Haviland is PreK-2 and Mansion is now grades 3-6.


Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...
) are: ;Elementary schools *Haviland Avenue School with 254 students in grades PreK-2 **Barbra Ledyard, principal *Mansion Avenue School with 372 students in grades 3-6 **Bonnie Smeltzer, principal ;High school *
Audubon High School ''For the high school in Iowa with the same name, see Audubon Community School District'' Audubon High School is a comprehensive six-year community public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Audubon, in Camd ...
with 818 students in grades 7-12 **Jeffrey Lebb, principal


Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Administration
Audubon School District. Accessed December 16, 2022.
*Andrew P. Davis, superintendent of schools *Deborah J. Roncace, business administrator and board secretary


Board of education

The district's
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is comprised of nine 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 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.Board of Education
Audubon School District. Accessed December 16, 2022.


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Audubon School District
* {{Camden County, New Jersey School Districts Audubon, New Jersey Audubon Park, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group DE School districts in Camden County, New Jersey