Academy Charter High School

Academy Charter High School is a four-year Charter public high school located in Lake Como, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, that operates independently of the local school district under the terms of a charter granted by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. The school serves residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Neptune, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como. Students are accepted at the school on a lottery basis with seats in the incoming freshman class allocated in proportion to the population of each of the participating municipalities and any remaining unfilled seats are then offered to residents of other communities.[4][5]

Academy Charter High School
Address
1725 Main Street
Lake Como
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07719
United States
Coordinates40.1712°N 74.0278°W / 40.1712; -74.0278
District information
GradesCharter
SuperintendentMary Jo McKinley (Director)
Business administratorVacant
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment198 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty17.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupNA
Websiteacademycharterhs.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Charter
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,14360$18,0476.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,7646313,23811.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,886577,3287.6%
6Support Services1,968581,66118.5%
8Administrative Cost2,957642,56315.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,955501,66117.7%
13Extracurricular Activities001−100.0%
16Median Teacher Salary52,5004750,669
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77
Academy Charter High School
Location
Information
TypeCharter public high school
Established1998
NCES School ID3400048[1]
Faculty17.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment192 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue and
  Red[3]
Team namePanthers[3]

Academy Charter High School opened in September 1998. Maximum enrollment authorized by the state is 220 students.[6]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 192 students and 17.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 150 students (78.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (8.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Academy Charter High School Panthers[3] play independently of any conference in play under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 143 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 12 to 467 students in that grade range.[8]

The 2008 boys' basketball team won the Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 62-55 win over Asbury Park High School in the tournament final, earning the team's first ever sectional title in their first title game.[9][10]

References
  1. School data for Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Academy Charter High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. About Us, Academy Charter High School. Accessed September 23, 2020. "Academy Charter High School is a free public high school for residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken, and Lake Como."
  5. District Policy 5111 - Admissions, Academy Charter High School. Accessed September 23, 2020. "Each list shall be comprised of applicants selected by lottery and listed in the order in which the name was drawn. As space becomes available students will be contacted and offered admission in the order in which their names appears on the list. Students from the district of residence or region and siblings of existing students shall be offered admission first. Nonresidents shall be offered admission when there are no resident applicants for the space available."
  6. Academy Charter High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "Academy Charter High School opened in September 1998, as a public, college preparatory high school. The school has a maximum enrollment of 220 students.... Academy Charter High School allocates seats in each grade level based upon the resident student population of each of the following towns: Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como."
  7. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  8. General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  9. 2008 Boys Basketball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed March 12, 2008.
  10. Gold, Ian. "Academy Charter foils Asbury", The Star-Ledger, March 5, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008. "Academy Charter, which won in its first appearance in a sectional final, avenged a loss to Asbury Park in the semifinals last winter."
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