The Atlantic County Special Services School District is a special education public school district located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 from Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 294 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
[3] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6][7] Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9] The district's board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and six public members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration.
As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed to four-year terms of office by the Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners, along with the county superintendent of schools, who serves on an ex officio basis.
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.