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Atlantic City Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 6,401 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Atlantic City Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Atlantic County). During the 2024 school year, 6,401 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Atlantic City Public Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ronald Bailey
Hollisha Bridgers
Subrata Chowdhury
Walter Johnson
Torres Mayfield
KaShawn Mckinley
Muhammad Siddik
Shay Steele

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Atlantic City Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 2Don GuardianRepublican Party 100% 4%
New Jersey General Assembly District 2Claire SwiftRepublican Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $21,752,000 $3,363 9%
Local: $94,590,000 $14,624 38%
State: $135,627,000 $20,969 54%
Total: $251,969,000 $38,956
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $213,999,000 $33,085
Total Current Expenditures: $186,193,000 $28,786
Instructional Expenditures: $119,054,000 $18,406 56%
Student and Staff Support: $23,515,000 $3,635 11%
Administration: $14,699,000 $2,272 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $28,787,000 $4,450 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,422,000 $992
Construction: $5,530,000 $854
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $88,000 $13
Interest on Debt: $1,000 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 9 34 2 5 PS <=10 20-24
2018-2019 21 56 9 17 PS 30-39 20-24
2017-2018 21 55 9 17 <50 21-39 20-24
2016-2017 21 54 9 17 <50 21-39 25-29
2015-2016 22 54 10 17 PS 21-39 25-29
2014-2015 20 50 10 15 PS <=20 20-24
2013-2014 52 79 38 50 PS 40-59 80-84
2012-2013 56 79 45 54 PS 30-39 75-79
2011-2012 57 81 43 57 PS 45-49 80-84
2010-2011 62 80 55 60 PS 21-39 70-74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 55 17 22 PS 20-29 50-54
2018-2019 32 66 20 28 PS 30-39 40-44
2017-2018 29 64 16 25 <50 40-59 45-49
2016-2017 27 58 16 23 PS 40-59 35-39
2015-2016 30 63 19 24 PS 21-39 50-54
2014-2015 26 51 17 19 PS 30-39 40-44
2013-2014 45 69 34 40 PS 21-39 85-89
2012-2013 47 70 40 42 PS 30-39 75-79
2011-2012 47 67 39 41 PS 35-39 80-84
2010-2011 50 67 44 45 PS 21-39 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 79 90-94 75-79 70-74 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 81 >=95 70-74 75-79 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 81 90-94 70-74 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 81 >=95 65-69 75-79 PS 90-94
2015-2016 76 85-89 65-69 70-74 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 74 85-89 65-69 60-64 PS 85-89
2013-2014 70 85-89 60-64 60-64 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 67 85-89 60-64 55-59 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 70 85-89 55-59 70-74 80-84
2010-2011 68 80-84 60-64 60-64 PS PS 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,401 -1.0
2022-2023 6,466 0.0
2021-2022 6,468 -1.3
2020-2021 6,553 -5.6
2019-2020 6,921 -0.9
2018-2019 6,984 -2.5
2017-2018 7,157 0.2
2016-2017 7,142 -2.7
2015-2016 7,338 2.7
2014-2015 7,143 -2.4
2013-2014 7,311 3.6
2012-2013 7,045 5.2
2011-2012 6,679 -2.5
2010-2011 6,845 3.5
2009-2010 6,606 4.1
2008-2009 6,334 -1.0
2007-2008 6,398 -9.1
2006-2007 6,980 0.1
2005-2006 6,975 -2.0
2004-2005 7,113 -2.5
2003-2004 7,290 2.4
2002-2003 7,116 2.0
2001-2002 6,976 0.8
2000-2001 6,919 -0.7
1999-2000 6,965 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Atlantic City Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 15.4 10.3
Black 33.9 14.5
Hispanic 45.9 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 1.8 3.1
White 2.7 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Atlantic City Public Schools had 613.59 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 46.99
Kindergarten: 25.00
Elementary: 275.55
Secondary: 201.05
Total: 613.59

Atlantic City Public Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 29.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 37.00
School Administrators: 29.00
School Administrative Support: 35.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 105.65
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 42.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 45.20
Other Support Services: 137.80

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Atlantic City Public Schools operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Atlantic City High School1,6999-12
Brighton Avenue School296PK-5
Chelsea Heights School257PK-8
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex538PK-8
New York Avenue School562PK-8
Pennsylvania Ave School541PK-8
Richmond Avenue School598PK-8
Sovereign Avenue School718PK-8
Texas Avenue School499KG-8
Uptown School Complex498PK-8
Venice Park School52PK-PK


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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