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School For Children

At Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ 07764

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Tel: (732) 571-3467

www.monmouth.edu

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The School for Children non-profit, specialized school for students with multiple disabilities and autism.

The School is dedicated to students becoming fully expressed, contributing and productive members of their families and communities.

The School for Children is committed to providing a comprehensive education for students with moderate to severe disabilities from the ages of three to twenty-one.

The School is designed around the intention of its students becoming empowered, fully self-expressed, contributing and productive members of their families and communities.

The School's educational programs maximize each student's language, cognitive and functional potential in all aspects of daily life.

School for Children affirms the inestimable worth and dignity of every individual, regardless of his or her condition in life.

We affirm, further, the right of each person to develop to his or her full potential and to be judged on the basis of personal accomplishments.

Finally, we believe that the achievement of full humanity is enhanced by the experience of the human family.

We are a pluralistic community, in which people are affirmed as individuals, independent of ancestry, social and economic background, sexual orientation, age, gender, physical characteristics, or personal beliefs.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Nursery/Preschool
Enrollment: 106 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Special Education School

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Council of Bilingual Education

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool

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Student Body

Total Students

106 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

25%

State avg.: 40%

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

13 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Nursery/Preschool
Enrollment: 106 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Did You Know?

The average private school tuition in Monmouth County, NJ is $19,814 for elementary schools and $25,242 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Monmouth County, NJ is 80% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).