Editing Stafford Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Stafford Township School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]].<ref>[https://www.staffordschools.org/cms/lib/NJ01001734/Centricity/Domain/31/0110%20-%20Identification.pdf Stafford Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Stafford Township School District Accessed June 16, 2020. "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 six in the Stafford Township School District. Composition: The Stafford Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Stafford Township."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,198 students and 190.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415690&DistrictID=3415690 District information for Stafford Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415690 School Data for the Stafford Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Oxycocus School<ref>[https://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/9 Oxycocus School], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref> with 178 students in pre-kindergarten, 
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center<ref>[https://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/13 Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref> with 274 students in kindergarten, 
Ocean Acres Elementary School<ref>[http://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/8 Ocean Acres Elementary School], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref> with 527 students in grades 1–2, 
McKinley Avenue Elementary School<ref>[http://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/12 McKinley Avenue Elementary School], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref> with 570 students in grades 3–4 and 
Stafford Intermediate School<ref>[http://www.staffordschools.org/Domain/11 Stafford Intermediate School], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref> with 651 students in grades 5–6.<ref>[https://www.staffordschools.org/domain/20 Directions], Stafford Township School District. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//edccc918-3b07-4550-b248-edc5434cdafe.pdf#page=64 ''Public Schools Directory 2019-2020; Living & Learning in Ocean County''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5020 New Jersey School Directory for Stafford Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students are served by the [[Southern Regional School District]], which serves the five municipalities in the [[Long Beach Island Consolidated School District]]—[[Barnegat Light, New Jersey|Barnegat Light]], [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey|Harvey Cedars]], [[Long Beach Township, New Jersey|Long Beach Township]], [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]] and [[Surf City, New Jersey|Surf City]]—along with students from [[Beach Haven, New Jersey|Beach Haven]] and Stafford Township, together with students from [[Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean Township]] who attend as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Ocean Township School District (Ocean County, New Jersey)|Ocean Township School District]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/29/4950/050.html Southern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 6, 2020. "Located in Manahawkin, the Southern Regional School District draws from the constituent districts of Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars and Stafford Township, as well as the tuition sending district of Ocean Township (Waretown).</ref><ref>[https://www.srsd.net/AboutUs/ About Us], Southern Regional School District. Accessed March 6, 2020. "Our school is a 7-12 comprehensive regional high school district. Our middle school covers grades 7-8 and our high school covers grades 9-12. The district is comprised of the constituent members of Stafford Township, Beach Haven, Long Beach Township, (which includes the municipalities of Loveladies, North Beach, High Bar Harbor and Brant Beach and Long Beach Township) Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, and Surf City. Waretown is our sending district."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415480 School Data for the Southern Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Southern Regional Middle School<ref>[https://www.srsd.net/MiddleSchool/ Southern Regional Middle School], Southern Regional School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.</ref> with 934 students in grades 7–8 and 
[[Southern Regional High School]]<ref>[https://www.srsd.net/HighSchool/ Southern Regional High School], Southern Regional School District. Accessed January 20, 2020.</ref> with 1,952 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4950 New Jersey School Directory for the Southern Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Both schools are in the [[Manahawkin, New Jersey|Manahawkin]] section of Stafford Township.

[[Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science]] is a comprehensive and challenging career high school that is located on a hill in Manahawkin on the outskirts of the Southern Regional School District. MATES is part of the [[Ocean County Vocational Technical School]] and serves students from all of Ocean County.<ref>[http://www.ocvts.org/htm/mates/mates-academy.html Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science - Background], [[Ocean County Vocational Technical School]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

St. Mary Academy, a [[K–8 school]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]], is in Stafford Township, near Manahawkin CDP.<ref name=StMarytuit>{{cite web|url=https://stmaryknights.org/admissions/tuition|title=Tuition|publisher=St. Mary Academy|access-date=2020-06-23|quote=Participating parishes include: [...]400 Doc Cramer Blvd, Manahawkin, NJ 08050}} - It has a Manahawkin address but is outside of the Manahawkin CDP</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st34_nj/place/p3442930_manahawkin/DC10BLK_P3442930_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Manahawkin CDP, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-06-23}} - St. Mary Academy is not in the CDP.</ref> It is managed by St. Mary Church of [[Barnegat, New Jersey|Barnegat]]. From 1997,<ref name=MaryRenameArch>{{cite web|url=https://dioceseoftrenton.org/news/all-saints-regional-school-to-become-st-mary-academy|title=All Saints Regional school to become St. Mary Academy under administration of Barnegat parish |publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]|date=2018-12-19|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref> until 2019 it operated as All Saints Regional Catholic School and was collectively managed by five churches. In 2019 St. Mary took entire control of the school, which remained on the same Manahawkin campus, and changed its name. The other churches no longer operate the school but still may send students there.<ref name=Heyboerall>{{cite web|author=Heyboer, Kelly|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2019/06/these-are-all-the-nj-catholic-schools-closing-and-merging-this-year.html|title=These are all the N.J. Catholic schools closing and merging this year|newspaper=[[Nj.com]]|date=2019-06-11|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref>