Audubon School District

For the school district in Iowa, see Audubon Community School District

Audubon Public School District
Address
350 Edgewood Avenue
Audubon, NJ 08106
United States
Coordinates39.885064°N 75.076064°W / 39.885064; -75.076064
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAndrew (Andy) P. Davis
Business administratorDeborah Roncace
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,561 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty125.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitehttp://www.audubonschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,57623$18,891−7.0%
1Budgetary Cost13,0431314,783−11.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,495148,763−14.5%
6Support Services1,929222,392−19.4%
8Administrative Cost1,549171,4854.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,405121,783−21.2%
13Extracurricular Activities59639268122.4%
16Median Teacher Salary59,8002464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Audubon Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Audubon, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,561 students and 125.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[4]

Students from Audubon Park attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship established after Audubon Park closed its lone school in 1979.[5] For grades 9-12, students from Mount Ephraim attend Audubon High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Mount Ephraim Public Schools.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools
  • Haviland Avenue School[10] (333 students; in grades PreK-2)
    • Adrienne McManis, Principal[11]
  • Mansion Avenue School[12] (378; 3-6)
    • Bonnie Smeltzer, Principal[11]
High school
  • Audubon High School[13] (828; 7-12)
    • J. Robert Buchs, Principal
    • Frank Corley, Vice Principal (Grades 10 - 12)
    • Tony Carbone, Assistant Principal of Athletics
    • Eric Miller, Assistant Principal (Grades 7 - 9)
    • Kelly Reising, Assistant Principal of Student Personnel Services

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.[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][15]

  • Andrew P. Davis, Superintendent of Schools
  • Deborah J. Roncace, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

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.[17][18][19]

References
  1. District information for Audubon Public School Disrict, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Audubon Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020. "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 twelve in the Audubon School District. Composition: The Audubon School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Audubon."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  5. Atkins, Lissa D. "Audubon Park: No home ownership here", Courier-Post, October 19, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2014. "Audubon Park's only school is built. The school closed in 1979 because of declining enrollment; Audubon Park school children now attend schools in the Audubon School District."
  6. Davy, Lucille E.Letter to Audubon Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2009. Accessed December 11, 2014. "In addition to students from Audubon Park, Audubon also receives high school students from Mount Ephraim Public Schools."
  7. School Data for the Audubon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  8. Schools, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Audubon School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Haviland Avenue School, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  11. Administration, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  12. Mansion Avenue School, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  13. Audubon High School, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  14. Dengler, Julie. "Audubon BOE Budget Includes Restructuring", The Retrospect, March 7, 2008. Accessed March 4, 2015. "Under the proposal, Kindergarten through second graders would attend Haviland Ave. School while third through sixth graders would attend the Mansion Ave. School. The changes would eliminate a total of six elementary teaching jobs."
  15. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. Business Office, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
  17. 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.
  18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Audubon School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Reporting Entity - The Borough of Audubon School District ('School District') is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year; Th€ purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for resident students in grades K through 12. In addition, the School District provides educational services for students in grades 9 through 12 received from the Mount Ephraim School District, on a tuition basis."
  19. Board Members, Audubon School District. Accessed January 29, 2020.
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