Editing Brigantine, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Brigantine Public Schools]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f826311f955c4bf881cb6673554f5c40 Brigantine Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Brigantine Public Schools. Accessed February 28, 2024. "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 Brigantine School District. Composition: The Brigantine School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Brigantine."</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/12586/638312370339300000#page=21 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/0570 School Performance Reports for the Brigantine Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 28, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 392 students and 59.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402340&DistrictID=3402340 District information for Brigantine Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district's [[board of education]] is comprised of seven 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 by the Mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Brigantine is one of about a dozen districts with appointed school districts.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types – 2018 School Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203160033/https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf |date=February 3, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]], updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/0570.pdf#page=51 ''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Brigantine City School District''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723162934/https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/19/0570.pdf#page=51 |date=July 23, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed July 23, 2020. "The City of Brigantine School District is a Type I district located in the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey. As a Type I district, the Board of Education members are appointed by the Mayor. The Board is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} seven members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."</ref> 

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, along with those from [[Longport, New Jersey|Longport]], [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]] and [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]], attend [[Atlantic City High School]] in neighboring [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s with the [[Atlantic City School District]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0110/000.html Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000148/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0110/000.html |date=September 27, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The Atlantic City Public School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating Eleven (11) schools. Our Pre-K through 8th grade schools serve Atlantic City, while our high school serves the students of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Brigantine, Margate and Longport. "</ref><ref>Rotondo, Christie. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/shore-towns-may-pay-less-as-atlantic-city-schools-slash/article_ccc100ec-115a-11e5-91f0-6be180d7221f.html "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034824/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/shore-towns-may-pay-less-as-atlantic-city-schools-slash/article_ccc100ec-115a-11e5-91f0-6be180d7221f.html |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,764 students and 146.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.0:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960&ID=340096000010 School data for Atlantic City High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

City public school students are also eligible to attend the [[Atlantic County Institute of Technology]] in the [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] section of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]<ref>[https://admissions.acitech.org/#section3 Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708033246/https://admissions.acitech.org/#section3 |date=July 8, 2022 }}, [[Atlantic County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed July 10, 2022. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education."</ref> or the [[Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts]], located in [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]].<ref>[http://www.chartertech.org/about/profile.jsp Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713094627/http://www.chartertech.org/about/profile.jsp |date=July 13, 2014 }}, [[Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts]]. Accessed May 18, 2017.</ref>