Editing West Wildwood, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:MargaretMaceSchool.JPG|thumb|West Wildwood students are zoned to Margaret Mace School of the [[North Wildwood School District]] for grades PreK–8.]]
Public school students from West Wildwood, a non-operating school district,<ref>D'Amico, Diane. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/n-j-eliminates-non-operating-school-districts-including-shiloh/article_42e8f576-2a39-59c9-93e4-edb049515370.html "N.J. eliminates 13 non-operating school districts, including Shiloh; Corbin City, Longport closings expected to be part of next round"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 2, 2009. Accessed May 9, 2017. "She said the remaining 13 non-operating districts, which include Corbin City and Longport in Atlantic County, Cape May Point and West Wildwood in Cape May County, and Newfield in Gloucester County, have additional issues that must still be addressed."</ref> attend Margaret Mace School in [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood]], of the [[North Wildwood School District]], for grades PreK–8 and [[Wildwood High School]] of [[Wildwood City School District]] for ninth grade through [[twelfth grade]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westwildwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/West-Wildwood-School-District-Feasiblity-Study.pdf|title=West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood|publisher=[[Stockton University]]|year=2020|page=7 (PDF p. 9/73)|accessdate=2021-04-01}}</ref> In 2019, North Wildwood district received 20 students from West Wildwood, making up 11% of the North Wildwood district enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westwildwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/West-Wildwood-School-District-Feasiblity-Study.pdf|title=West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood|publisher=[[Stockton University]]|year=2020|page=13 (PDF p. 15/73)|accessdate=2021-04-01}}</ref>

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 207 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411670&DistrictID=3411670 District information for North Wildwood School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 263 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417940&ID=341794001768 School data for Wildwood High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in the Cape May Court House area, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."</ref><ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html Technical High School Admissions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School."</ref> Special needs students may be referred to [[Cape May County Special Services School District]] in the Cape May Court House area.

In 2020, the West Wildwood School Board commissioned a study from [[Stockton University]] exploring whether switching K–8 education to the Wildwood School District would have effects, causing a negative reaction from multiple parents who preferred that their children attend Mace School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/government/article_2036ea50-8bdc-11eb-a3f2-af892e4e139e.html|title=W. Wildwood School Board Wants Tuition Discount from N. Wildwood|newspaper=[[Cape May County Herald]]|date=2021-03-23|accessdate=2021-04-01 }}</ref> The study stated that West Wildwood would save more than $175,000 per year if it used Wildwood City district for K–8.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roddy|first=Shay|url=https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/government/article_5dfebc3a-5d9e-11eb-947d-7701cf2884b2.html|title=School Change Would Save W. Wildwood $177,118 a Year, Study Finds|newspaper=[[Cape May County Herald]]|date=2021-01-23|accessdate=2021-04-01}}</ref>