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==Education== The [[National Park School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[sixth grade]] at National Park Elementary School.<ref>[https://www.npelem.com/home/about-the-school About the School], National Park School District. Accessed May 11, 2020. "National Park School is a vibrant educational environment where teachers, students, families and community members work together to promote a love of learning. Comprised of approximately 50 staff members and 275 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, the school is located in National Park, a small town along the Delaware River."</ref><ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12267/GCPSD-revisions-for-2023-2024 ''2023–2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory''], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 283 students and 28.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411100&DistrictID=3411100 District information for National Park Boro School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Students in public school for [[seventh grade|seventh]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Gateway Regional High School (New Jersey)|Gateway Regional High School]], which serves students from the boroughs of National Park, [[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]], [[Westville, New Jersey|Westville]] and [[Woodbury Heights, New Jersey|Woodbury Heights]] as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/15/1715/000.html Gateway Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Gateway Regional High School is a one school district located in Woodbury Heights, NJ. It serves students in grades 7-12 from the municipalities of National Park, Wenonah, Westville, and Woodbury Heights."</ref><ref>Shryock, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/index.ssf/2012/03/plans_are_in_the_works_for_gat.html "Plans are in the works for Gateway's 50th anniversary"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', March 22, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2016. "The 50-year milestone is based on Gateway opening in the fall of 2014 when four sending districts (Woodbury Heights, Westville, National Park, and Wenonah) split from Woodbury and sent seventh, eighth, and ninth graders to the new school on Egg Harbor Road in Woodbury Heights."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 836 students and 82.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405820&ID=340582002554 School data for Gateway Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Students are also eligible to attend [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]], a four-year high school in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] that provides technical and vocational education. Because GCIT is a public school, its students do not pay tuition.<ref>[https://www.gcit.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=26635&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=19284 Admissions], [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] operated St. Matthews School, which had campuses in National Park and the Verga section of [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey]].<ref name=2000list>{{cite web|url=http://www.camdendiocese.org/Schools%20Revised.htm|title=Schools In The Diocese Of Camden|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]|date=2000-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000901011737/http://www.camdendiocese.org/Schools%20Revised.htm|accessdate=2020-09-11|archive-date=September 1, 2000|quote=National Park/Verga St. Matthew Regional [...] 1210 Hessian Avenue, Verga, 0809}}</ref> In 2007 it was consolidated into Holy Trinity Regional School,<ref>[https://camdendiocese.org/four-local-students-named-national-merit-semi-finalists154/ "Bishop To Announce School Planning Decisions Nov. 29"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], November 28, 2007. Accessed February 23, 2023.</ref> in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]]. In 2017, it was moved to the former St. Patrick's Building in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] due to the superior condition of that building, according to the archdiocese.<ref>Gray, Matt. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2017/01/closed_catholic_school_to_reopen_under_a_new_name.html "After 10 years, closed Catholic school to reopen under a new name"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 28, 2017. Accessed February 23, 2023. "A Catholic school that closed 10 years ago as part of a consolidation effort will reopen under a new name. The former St. Patrick's School will return as Holy Angels Catholic School this fall. Citing declining enrollment and an over-reliance on parish subsidies, the Diocese of Camden closed St. Patrick's and St. Matthew's in West Deptford in 2007 as part of a three-school consolidation move with Most Holy Redeemer School in Deptford."</ref> It opened as Holy Angels Catholic School which still operates.<ref>Gray, Matt. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2017/04/parish_celebrates_planned_opening_of_new_catholic.html "Parish celebrates planned opening of new Catholic school"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 1, 2017. Accessed February 23, 2023.</ref> Guardian Angels Regional School is a [[K-8 school]] that operates under the auspices of the Diocese of Camden, and accepts students from National Park.<ref>[https://southjerseycatholicschools.org/catholic-schools-in-south-jersey/ Schools], South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.</ref> Its PreK-3 campus is in [[Gibbstown, New Jersey|Gibbstown]] while its 4-8 campus is in [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]].<ref>[https://www.gars-online.com/gars/About%20Us/Contact%20Information.html/_top Contact Information], Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref>
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