{{short description|Defunct school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US}} {{Use American English|date=April 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox school district | name = Atlantic Highlands School District | superintendent = Tara Beams | businessadmin = Janet Sherlock | address = 140 First Avenue | city = Atlantic Highlands | county = Monmouth County | state = New Jersey | zipcode = 07716 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40.411343|-74.038831|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | grades = PreK-6 | closed = July 2024 | schools = 1 | enrollment = 246 (as of 2023–24)<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = 30.0 FTEs<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 8.2:1<ref name=NCES/> | free_label = District Factor Group | free_text = GH | website = {{URL|https://ahes.tridistrict.org/}} | module = {{New Jersey school district spending table|embed=yes | year = 2014 | graderange = K-6 | enrollrange = any number of | rangecount = 59 | indAdist = 18294| indArank = 32| indAavg = 18891 | ind1dist = 13947| ind1rank = 24| ind1avg = 13649 | ind2dist = 9140| ind2rank = 30| ind2avg = 8366 | ind6dist = 1716| ind6rank = 13| ind6avg = 2161 | ind8dist = 1642| ind8rank = 32| ind8avg = 1467 | ind10dist = 1266| ind10rank = 11| ind10avg = 1552 | ind13dist = 52| ind13rank = 26| ind13avg = 39 | ind16dist = 66485| ind16rank = 54| ind16avg = 57437 }} }} The '''Atlantic Highlands School District''' was a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Atlantic Highlands, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6538aae9a7a44732a946c82fbada7f0e Atlantic Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Atlantic Highlands School District. Composition: The Atlantic Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic Highlands."</ref><ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=236 County School list A-D], Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/0130 School Performance Reports for the Atlantic Highlands School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0130 New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic Highlands School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district was dissolved effective July 2024 with the merger of the Atlantic Highlands and Highlands districts into Henry Hudson Regional School District.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 246 students and 30.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401020&DistrictID=3401020 District information for Atlantic Highlands School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest 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.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref>

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend Henry Hudson Regional High School, a comprehensive six-year high school and regional public school district that serves students from both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/25/2120/000.html Henry Hudson Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Henry Hudson Regional School is a comprehensive public school which serves two communities of students: Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, NJ."</ref><ref>[http://www.henryhudsonreg.k12.nj.us/hhrs/General%20Info/About%20Henry%20Hudson/ About Henry Hudson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019012446/http://www.henryhudsonreg.k12.nj.us/hhrs/General%20Info/About%20Henry%20Hudson/ |date=2014-10-19 }}, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 302 students and 39.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.7:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407050&ID=340705003844 School data for Henry Hudson Regional School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

In September 2023, voters in both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands approved a ballot measure that would consolidate the two K–6 districts with the Henry Hudson regional district to form a single K–12 district starting in the 2024–25 school year.<ref>Jennings, Rob. [https://www.nj.com/education/2023/09/nj-voters-approve-merging-3-school-districts-into-1.html "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."</ref>

==School== Atlantic Highlands Elementary School had an enrollment of 245 students in grades PreK-6 in the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401020 School Data for the Atlantic Highlands School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> *Michael Ferrarese, principal<ref>[https://ahes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733536&type=d&pREC_ID=2432553 Principal], Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.</ref>

==Administration== Core members of the district's administration are:<ref name=Administration>[https://ahes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733536&type=d&pREC_ID=2432552 Administration], Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> *Tara Beams, superintendent<ref>[https://ahes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733536&type=d&pREC_ID=2432554 Superintendent], Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.</ref> *Janet Sherlock, business administrator and board secretary

Beams had served jointly since June 2021 as Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School.<ref>Smith, Muriel J. [https://themonmouthjournaleastern.com/dr-tara-beams-gets-to-work-in-tridistrict-p11644-73.htm "Dr. Tara Beams Gets To Work In Tri-District"], ''The Monmouth Journal'', September 3, 2021. Accessed February 26, 2024. "In her capacity as Tri-District Superintendent, Dr. Beams also serves as superintendent of the Henry Hudson Regional School District, the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School District and the Highlands Elementary School District."</ref>

==Board of education== The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, set policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees were 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 appointed a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election], New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0130.pdf#page=42 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Atlantic Highlands School District''], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The Atlantic Highlands School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.</ref><ref>[https://ahes.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3733537&type=d&pREC_ID=2432556 Board of Education], Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Members are elected to three-year terms and normally three seats are up for election each fall. The Board selects a president and vice-president at their annual reorganization meeting in January."</ref>

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==External links== *[https://ahes.tridistrict.org/ Atlantic Highlands School District] *{{NJReportCard|25|0130|0|Atlantic Highlands School District}} *[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401020 School Data for the Atlantic Highlands School District], National Center for Education Statistics *[https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/ Henry Hudson Regional High School]

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