Grades K-8 Enrollment 1,553 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group GH Number of students 1,553 (2011–2012) Faculty 130.7 | Business administrator Tamar Sydney-Gens Student-teacher ratio 11.88:1 Phone +1 732-460-2400 Schools 3 Superintendent John P. Russo | |
Address 658 Tinton Ave, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, USA | ||
The Tinton Falls School District is a regional elementary school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grades. Students from Tinton Falls are a majority of the district's enrollment, together with students from the neighboring community of Shrewsbury Township and the dependent children of military families based at Naval Weapons Station Earle.
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As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,553 students and 130.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.88:1.
The district is 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.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Monmouth Regional High School, located in Tinton Falls. The school also serves students from Eatontown and Naval Weapons Station Earle. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 985 students and 76.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Students may also apply to attend one of the magnet schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District — Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Academy of Allied Health & Science, High Technology High School, Biotechnology High School, and Communications High School.
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Mahala F. Atchison School was designated as a Governor's School of Excellence. Tinton Falls Middle School earned that designation in 2005. Additionally all three schools have won numerous Best Practices awards.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Board of education
As of 2011, the Board of Education President is Peter Karavites (2011) and Ken Hager (2013) is the Vice President. Other board members are Nicole Alfano (2012), Susan Fisher (2013), Paul Ford (Appointed in September 2010 to an unexpired seat), Bill Holobowski (2013), Tracey Johnson (2011), Rob Mauro (2012) and Steven Schertz (2011). Shrewsbury Township is represented with one seat out of nine on the district's board of education.