Editing Bellmawr, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Bellmawr School District]] serves public school students from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=187c89d102334d12bd1752acc97aaf3b Bellmawr Board of Education District Policy - Identification], Bellmawr School District. Accessed January 8, 2025, adopted September 23, 2008. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Bellmawr School District. Composition: The Bellmawr School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bellmawr."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,183 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401380&DistrictID=3401380 District information for Bellmawr Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401380 School Data for the Bellmawr School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Bellmawr Park Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bellmawrschools.org/o/bpes Bellmawr Park Elementary School], Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 8, 2025.</ref> with 483 students in grades PreK–4, 
Ethel M. Burke Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bellmawrschools.org/o/embe Ethel M. Burke Elementary School], Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 8, 2025.</ref> with 233 students in grades K–4 and 
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bellmawrschools.org/o/boms Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School], Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 8, 2025.</ref> with 454 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[http://www.bellmawrschools.org/about_us/employment_opportunities/superintendent_of_schools Superintendent of Schools] {{Webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320104605/https://www.bellmawrschools.org/about_us/employment_opportunities/superintendent_of_schools | date=March 20, 2020}}, Bellmawr Public School District. Accessed January 17, 2020. "The Borough is about 3 square miles and the school district is comprised of three schools. Ethel M. Burke Elementary is on the eastern side of the Borough and houses grades K-4 for residents in its vicinity. Bellmawr Park Elementary is on the western side of the Borough and houses grades K-4 for residents in its vicinity; it also houses the Early Childhood Center, which serves three and four year old students for the entire Borough. Bell Oaks Middle is centrally located and houses grades 5-8 for all residents of Bellmawr."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/07/0260 School Performance Reports for the Bellmawr Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0260 New Jersey School Directory for the Bellmawr School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public-school students attend [[Triton Regional High School (New Jersey)|Triton Regional High School]] in neighboring [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]], one of three high schools that are part of the [[Black Horse Pike Regional School District]]. The other communities in the district are [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]] and Runnemede.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/07/0390/050.html Triton Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 19, 2020. "Triton Regional is a community based high school and we value the support of our parents, community members and local businesses. Our students and staff are ambassadors of Runnemede, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township and carry that honor with Mustang pride."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,114 students and 100.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401770&ID=340177001338 School data for Triton Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>The two other schools in the district are [[Highland Regional High School]] and [[Timber Creek Regional High School]], which serve students from Gloucester Township, based on their address.<ref>[http://www.bhprsd.org/Domain/4 District Home: Registration Info tab], Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016. "What school will you be attending? All Bellmawr and Runnemede residents attend Triton Regional High School. Gloucester Township residents Click Here to view the District Map."</ref><ref>[http://www.bhprsd.org/cms/lib02/NJ01001930/Centricity/Domain/4/GT%20District%20Map.pdf Gloucester Township High School Attendance Areas], Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016.</ref> The district is governed by a nine-member [[board of education]] that oversees the operation of the district; seats on the board are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with one seat allocated to Bellmawr.<ref>[https://www.bhprsd.org/domain/235 Board of Education], Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed January 8, 2025.</ref>

Students from Bellmawr, and from all of Camden County, are eligible to attend the [[Camden County Technical Schools]], a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at [[Gloucester Township Technical High School]] in the [[Sicklerville, New Jersey|Sicklerville]] section of Gloucester Township or [[Pennsauken Technical High School]] in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken]]. Students are accepted based on district admission standards and costs of attendance and transportation are covered by the home district of each student.<ref>[http://www.ccts.tec.nj.us/ourschools/about_our_schools.html About Our Schools] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912003446/http://www.ccts.tec.nj.us/ourschools/about_our_schools.html |date=2011-09-12 }}, [[Camden County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 26, 2013.</ref>

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Regional School in [[Barrington, New Jersey|Barrington]] was formed in September 2008 through a merger of Bellmawr's Annunciation Regional School and Barrington's St. Francis de Sales Regional School. With an enrollment of about 150 students, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] announced in June 2009 that the newly combined school would be closed.<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=128E82600408E5E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Catholic school in barrington is shut down"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 18, 2009. Accessed May 22, 2012. "Sacred Heart was created through the merger of St. Francis de Sales Regional School in Barrington and Annunciation Regional School in Bellmawr."</ref>