Editing Cape May Point, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:The Schoolhouse (Cape May Point, New Jersey) 2.jpg|thumb|The Schoolhouse, a house, was formerly the Cape May Point school]]
[[Cape May Point School District]] is a non-operating school district, with all students sent to schools outside of the district.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/education/data/NonOperatingSchoolDistricts.pdf Non-operating School Districts in New Jersey for 2018-19] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724145151/https://www.state.nj.us/education/data/NonOperatingSchoolDistricts.pdf |date=July 24, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]], updated July 2019. Accessed July 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100206052000/http://www.state.nj.us/education/news/2009/0701nonops.htm 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated], [[New Jersey Department of Education]] press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed December 26, 2009. "The remaining 13 non-operating districts that will be addressed at a later date are [...] Cape May Point (Cape May)[...]"</ref> It opened a two story grade 1–8 school in the 1870. It began sending students to [[Lower Township School District]] in 1931 and closed the former school, which is now a house.<ref>{{cite web|last=Degener|first=Richard|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/no-students-to-support-in-cape-may-point-school-budget/article_ee5df89a-9682-11e2-9e5c-0019bb2963f4.html|title=No students to support in Cape May Point school budget|newspaper=[[Press of Atlantic City]]|date=2013-03-27|access-date=2021-06-06|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606045849/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/no-students-to-support-in-cape-may-point-school-budget/article_ee5df89a-9682-11e2-9e5c-0019bb2963f4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Cape May Point under Frank Rutherford, the mayor, chose not to join the [[Lower Cape May Regional School District]] when it was formed. The borough never joined a regional school system.<ref name=Keoughschooltaxes>{{cite web|last=Keough|first=Buzz|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/in-cape-may-point-school-budget-tax-rate-never-more-than-a-penny/article_bcbd18cc-cccb-11e3-b21c-001a4bcf887a.html|title=In Cape May Point, school budget tax rate never more than a penny|newspaper=[[Press of Atlantic City]]|date=2014-04-25|access-date=2021-06-05|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605192829/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/in-cape-may-point-school-budget-tax-rate-never-more-than-a-penny/article_bcbd18cc-cccb-11e3-b21c-001a4bcf887a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Therefore, in 2004, it had among the lowest property tax rates in New Jersey.<ref name=Lawlor/>

For [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]], public school students attend Cape May City Elementary School in [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May City]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Cape May City School District]].<ref name=CapeMayPointSchoolAuditp2>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/20/0730.pdf#page=7 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Cape May Point School District''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516022356/https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/20/0730.pdf#page=7 |date=May 16, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2020. p. 2 (PDF p. 7). Accessed March 31, 2021. "The District is a sending district and operates no schools and/or facilities. Students are sent on a tuition basis to Cape May City Elementary School for grades PreK-6 and to Lower Cape May Regional School District for grades 7-12."</ref> Most students in the Cape May elementary district come from the [[United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/0710/000.html Cape May City School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322020138/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/0710/000.html |date=March 22, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 18, 2017. "The District is a one-school district. 60% of the students come from the United States Coast Guard Training Center based in Cape May; 25% from Cape May City residents; and 15% from the Low-income Housing Authority, one student from the sending district of Cape May Point and 2 homeless students."</ref><ref>[https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1928464/Cape_May_City_Board_of_Education_Policies_-_0000_Series_-_Board_Bylaws.pdf#page=7 Cape May City Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Cape May City School District. Accessed February 11, 2023. "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 Cape May City School District. Composition: The Cape May City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May City."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/09/0710 School Performance Reports for the Cape May City School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 169 students and 22.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 7.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3402700&DistrictID=3402700 District information for Cape May City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Starting in 2010, discussions were under way regarding a possible consolidation of the districts of Cape May City, Cape May Point and the [[West Cape May Elementary School|West Cape May School District]].<ref>Crowley, Terrence J. [http://www.app.com/assets/pdf/B31677821210.PDF Cape May County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], March 15, 2010, available through the ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed October 4, 2014. "The school districts of Cape May City, West Cape May, and Cape May Point (non-operating) are currently conducting a feasibility study to merge the districts. A consultant is currently collecting and analyzing data and will be finalizing his report in late spring 2010."</ref>

For [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District as part of a sending/receiving relationship; the district also serves students from the constituent communities of Cape May City, [[Lower Township, New Jersey|Lower Township]] and [[West Cape May, New Jersey|West Cape May]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a1180cab567947029fbbe63e8248e1e8 Lower Cape May Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve. Composition: The Lower Cape May Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May, Lower Township, and West Cape May."</ref><ref name=Study>Johnson, Virgil; and Kirtland, James L. [https://www.lcmrschooldistrict.com/brettimages/feasibstudytoreconfigure.pdf "A Feasibility Study to Reconfigure the Lower Cape May Regional School District"], Statistical Forecasting LLC, June 2013. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Cape May City is one of three constituent communities served by the Lower Cape May Regional School District ('Lower Cape May Regional'), a limited purpose school district providing education for the middle and high school students from Cape May City, Lower Township, and West Cape May.... Students from Cape May Point attend on a sending-receiving basis."</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409090 School Data for the Lower Cape May Regional High School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are
Richard M. Teitelman Middle School<ref>[https://lcmrschooldistrict.com/rmtgeneralinformation General Information], Richard M. Teitelman Middle School. Accessed August 29, 2024.</ref> with 433 students in grades 7-8 and
[[Lower Cape May Regional High School]] (LCMRHS)<ref>[https://lcmrschooldistrict.com/lcmrgeneralinformation General Information], Lower Cape May Regional High School. Accessed August 29, 2024.</ref> with 757 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/09/2820 School Performance Reports for the Lower Cape May Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2820 New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Cape May Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in Cape May Court House, 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027172324/https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html |date=October 27, 2019 }}, [[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027172422/https://capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html |date=October 27, 2019 }}, [[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.