The Union Beach School System is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in pre-kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten

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 through eighth grade

Eighth grade

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 from Union Beach

Union Beach, New Jersey

Union Beach is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,245....

, in Monmouth County

Monmouth County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 776 students and 66.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 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.

Public school students in grades 9-12 attend Keyport High School

Keyport High School

Keyport High School is a five-year public high school in Keyport, New Jersey, United States, for students in grades 8-12, operated as part of the Keyport Public Schools. Students in grades 9-12 from Union Beach attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship...

 in Keyport

Keyport, New Jersey

Keyport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,240. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore"....

, as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Keyport Public Schools

Keyport Public Schools

The Keyport Public Schools are a comprehensive community public School district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Keyport, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....

. Students have the choice, as well, to apply for Red Bank Regional High School

Red Bank Regional High School

Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school that serves students in grades nine through twelve in Monmouth County, New Jersey, from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury...

 for admission into its specialized programs. High school students also have the option to apply to a career academy in the Monmouth County Vocational School District

Monmouth County Vocational School District

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School

Union Beach Memorial School had an enrollment of 776 students as of the 2008-09 school year.

• Brian Walsh, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Joseph J. Annibale, Superintendent
• Eileen Ertle, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Union Beach School System
• Data for the Union Beach School System, National Center for Education Statistics
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