Audubon School District


For the school district in Iowa, see Audubon Community School District
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, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,366 students and 135.4 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey. Available slots are announced annually by grade.
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. 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.

History

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 was reconfigured to serve grades 3–6.
The district had been 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.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Preschool
  • Audubon Preschool with 56 students in PreK
  • *Barbra Ledyard, principal
;Elementary schools
  • Haviland Avenue School with 238 students in grades K–2
  • *Barbra Ledyard, principal
  • Mansion Avenue School with 323 students in grades 3–6
  • *Barbra Ledyard, principal
;High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of 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 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.