The Union Beach School System is a community
public
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school district
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North America United States
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that serves students in
pre-kindergarten through
eighth grade from
Union Beach, in
Monmouth County,
New Jersey
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, United States.
As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 640 students and 61.7 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
[District information for Union Beach Public School District]
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education as being in
District Factor Group
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Membership in a District Factor Group (DFG) is an indicator of the socioeconomic status of citizens in school districts of New Jersey. DFGs were first developed by the New Jersey Department of Education in 1975 for ...
"CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common
socioeconomic
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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.
Public school students in
ninth through
twelfth grade
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s attend
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 ...
in
Keyport, as part of a
sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts hav ...
with the
Keyport Public Schools. As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 373 students and 36.5 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Students have the choice, as well, to apply for
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 ...
for admission into its specialized programs.
School
Union Beach Memorial School had an enrollment of 627 students in grades PreK–8 as of the 2019–20 school year.
*Kelly Savicky, Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Amanda Lewart, Superintendent
*George Gahles, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education has 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 day-to-day operation of the district.
Board of Education
Union Beach School System. Accessed February 16, 2020. "The Union Beach Board of Education is nine elected members."
References
External links
Union Beach School System
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School Data for the Union Beach School System
National Center for Education Statistics
{{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts
Union Beach, New Jersey
New Jersey District Factor Group CD
School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Public K–8 schools in New Jersey