The Keyport Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Keyport, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 1,062 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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 from Union Beach attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Union Beach School System.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary school
- Keyport Central School with 687 students in grades PreK-8
- Elijah Pereira, principal
- High school
- Keyport High School with 364 students in grades 9-12
- Michael P. Waters Sr., principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Lisa M. Savoia, superintendent
- Anthony Rapolla, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. A tenth member is appointed by Union Beach to represent that district's interests on the Keyport board.
References
External links
- Keyport Public Schools
- School Performance Reports for the Keyport Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Keyport Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
