Editing Northfield, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] are served by the [[Northfield Community Schools]].<ref>[http://policies.ncs-nj.org/docs/9000s/9000-1-identification/ Northfield Board of Education District Policy 9000.1 Identification], Northfield Community Schools, readopted October 24, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 8 in the Northfield School District. Composition: The Northfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Northfield."</ref><ref>[https://www.ncs-nj.org/district/district-information About Our School], Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025. "We have approximately 1,000 pupils, grades PK-8, housed in one building located on a site of 11.58 acres. Although we are located in one building, we have designated the downstairs of the building as the Northfield Community Elementary School for grades PK-4 and the upstairs of the building as the Northfield Community Middle School for grades 5-8."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 947 students and 91.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411790&DistrictID=3411790 District information for Northfield City 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=3411790 School Data for the Northfield Community Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Northfield Preschool, Primary and Elementary School<ref>[https://www.ncs-nj.org/schools/elementary Northfield Preschool, Primary, and Elementary School], Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025.</ref> with 451 students in grades PreK–4 and 
Northfield Community Middle School<ref>[https://www.ncs-nj.org/schools/northfield-middle-school Northfield Community Middle School], Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025.</ref> with 394 students in grades 5–8.<ref>[https://www.ncs-nj.org/schools Schools], Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22471/638732222956870000#page=50 ''Public School Directory 2024–2025''], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/3720 School Performance Reports for the Northfield Community Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3720 New Jersey School Directory data for the Northfield Community Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey)|Mainland Regional High School]], which serves students from [[Linwood, New Jersey|Linwood]], Northfield and [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]].<ref>Shott, Meghan. [https://www.southjersey.com/article/30580/Mainland-Regional-High-School "Mainland Regional High School"], SouthJersey.com, February 23, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2025. "Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County."</ref><ref>[https://www.mainlandregional.net/apps/spotlightmessages/6819 One Family, One School, One Community], Mainland Regional High School. Accessed January 26, 2025. "The Mainland Regional High School District is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students serving the communities of Somers Point, Northfield and Linwood, New Jersey. The District also participates in school choice, which permits 44 students that reside outside of the sending districts to attend Mainland Regional High School."</ref> The high school is located in Linwood. For the 1997-98 school year, Mainland Regional High School was recognized by the [[United States Department of Education]] as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]].<ref>[https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,171 students and 106.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409360&ID=340936000158 School data for Mainland Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on population, with three seats assigned to Northfield.<ref>Marino, Suzanne. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/mainland/mainland-regional-school-board-candidates-running-unopposed/article_5761640a-da3d-5996-907e-d29d7fa22693.html "Mainland Regional school board candidates running unopposed"], ''The Current of Linwood, Northfield & Somers Point'', October 25, 2017. Accessed April 29, 2025. "There are no challenges in this year's election for the Mainland Regional Board of Education in any of the three sending communities. Somers Point has four seats on the nine-member Board of Education, with one up for election. Northfield controls three seats, two of which are up for election. Linwood has two seats on the board, none of which are up for election this year."</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>[http://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/institute-of-technology/admissions-acit/frequently-asked-questions Frequently Asked Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424061903/http://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/institute-of-technology/admissions-acit/frequently-asked-questions |date=April 24, 2017 }}, [[Atlantic County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed May 17, 2017. "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], [[Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts]]. Accessed May 18, 2017.</ref> Students may also attend Holy Spirit High School, a Christian high school located in Abescon, New Jersey.

Holy Family Regional School in [[Ventnor, New Jersey|Ventnor]], a [[K–8 school]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], was co-sponsored by St. Gianna Beretta Church of Northfield. After three years of operation, the archdiocese closed the school in the face of declining enrollment and increasing deficits.<ref>Barna, John. [https://www.nj.com/south/2011/02/holy_family_school_in_ventnor.html "Holy Family School in Ventnor to close at end of school year"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', February 10, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2025. "Holy Family Regional School here will close in June at the end of this school year.... The letter noted that Holy Family's low enrollment – 92 students over eight grades, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten – made it impossible to continue beyond this school year. Efforts to boost enrollment proved to be unsuccessful. The school was also coping with a $172,000 deficit. Holy Family was founded three years ago, the result of the merger of St. James School, Ventnor, and Blessed Sacrament School, Margate."</ref>