Atlantic City School District
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1300 Atlantic Avenue
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08401United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°21′45″N 74°25′37″W / 39.362558°N 74.426895°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | Pre-K-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | La'Quetta Small | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Celeste Ricketts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 6,553 (as of 2020–21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 617.3 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.6:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,553 students and 617.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate City and Ventnor City attend Atlantic City High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey. Available slots are announced annually by grade.