Editing Hammonton, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] attend the [[Hammonton Public Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=d36a073293bf4912a33cea552fe05421 Hammonton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Hammonton Public Schools, adopted April 7, 2022. Accessed March 20, 2025. "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 twelve in the Hammonton School District. Composition: The Hammonton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hammonton."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 3,326 students and 255.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406570&DistrictID=3406570 District information for Hammonton 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=3406570 School Data for the Hammonton Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Early Childhood Education Center<ref>[https://ecec.hammontonschools.org/ Early Childhood Education Center], Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.</ref> with 387 students in grades PreK–1, 
Warren E. Sooy Elementary School<ref>[https://wes.hammontonschools.org/ Warren E. Sooy Elementary School], Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.</ref> with 719 students in grades 2–5, 
Hammonton Middle School<ref>[https://hms.hammontonschools.org/ Hammonton Middle School], Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.</ref> with 834 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Hammonton High School]]<ref>[https://hhs.hammontonschools.org/ Hammonton High School], Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.</ref> with 1,318 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22471/638732222956870000#page=40 ''Public School Directory 2024-2025''], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/1960 School Performance Reports for the Hammonton Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1960 New Jersey School Directory for the Hammonton Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students from [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom Borough]] (grades 9–12) and [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] (7–12) attend the Hammonton schools as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s with the [[Folsom Borough School District]] and the [[Waterford Township School District]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/01/1960/000.html Hammonton Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Hammonton Public School System serves children from Hammonton, Waterford, and Folsom – as well as over 140 NJ Department of Education Choice students."</ref><ref>[https://www.townofhammonton.org/hammonton-school-district/ Hammonton School District], Towns of Hammonton. Accessed JuneMarch 20, 2025. "Residents from Waterford attend grades 7 through 12. Residents of Folsom and Collings Lakes attend the Hammonton High School in grades 9 through 12 at a brand-new high school on a 118-acre campus."</ref><ref>Puko, Timothy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-sending-districts/142886515/ "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', March 13, 2007. Accessed March 20, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."</ref>

In the wake of the dissolution of the [[Lower Camden County Regional School District]], the Hammonton board of education voted in 1999 to begin accepting an estimated 800 students from Waterford Township for grades 7–12 starting as of 2002, with the tuition paid by students from Waterford helping to lower overall costs to Hammonton taxpayers.<ref>Arnold, Stephanie L. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131111231011/http://articles.philly.com/1999-03-25/news/25513057_1_school-budget-school-board-students "Hammonton Board Decides To Accept Waterford Students More Money For An Improved Curriculum Is Expected Once The 800 Junior And Senior High Pupils Arrive."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', March 25, 1999. Accessed September 15, 2014. "The school board has been mulling the issue since the Waterford Board of Education, in Camden County, decided in September that it wanted to send its 800 junior high and high school students to the Atlantic County school district. Last year, five of seven towns that make up the Lower Camden County Regional School District voted to dissolve it within three years, leaving each town responsible for educating its students."</ref>

Borough 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>

Hammonton was home of the [[Catholic school]]s St. Joseph Regional Elementary School (for Pre-K–8<ref>[https://www.stjosephprek8.org/about-us About Us], St. Joseph Regional School. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref>) and St. Joseph High School (for grades 9–12<ref>[http://www.stjoek12.org/presidents-message/ About Us], [[St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)|St. Joseph High School]]. Accessed July 26, 2013.</ref>) which operated under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden|Diocese of Camden]].<ref>[http://www.camdendiocese.org/schools/catholic-schools-listing/ Catholic Schools Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021003821/http://www.camdendiocese.org/schools/catholic-schools-listing/ |date=October 21, 2016 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]. Accessed October 20, 2016.</ref> In April 2020, the Diocese of Camden announced that despite its status as a football powerhouse, St. Joseph was one of five Catholic schools in New Jersey which would close permanently at the end of the school year on June 30, 2020.<ref name=closedforeternity>[https://www.camdendiocese.org/five-catholic-schools-in-the-diocese-of-camden-to-close-at-end-of-school-year/ "Five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Camden to close at end of school year"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]], April 17, 2020. Accessed September 2, 2020. "The Diocese of Camden announced today that five schools in the diocese will close, effective the end of the current school term on June 30, 2020. The three elementary schools and two high schools are: Good Shepherd Regional Elementary School in Collingswood; Saint Joseph Regional Elementary School in Hammonton; Cape Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Wildwood; Saint Joseph High School in Hammonton; Wildwood Catholic High School in Wildwood"</ref><ref>Yates, Riley. [https://www.nj.com/education/2020/04/5-nj-catholic-schools-to-close-including-south-jersey-football-powerhouse.html "5 N.J. Catholic schools to close, including South Jersey football powerhouse"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 17, 2020. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref> St. Joseph Regional Elementary was to permanently close at the end of the school year as well.<ref name=closedforeternity /> St. Joseph High School reopened in September 2020 as the independent [[St. Joseph Academy (New Jersey)|St. Joseph Academy]], which operates separately from the Camden Diocese and leases the building from the [[Hammonton Public Schools]], which had acquired the building.<ref>McGarry, Mike. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/st-joseph-academy-returns-to-vine-street-in-hammonton/article_06bfd921-86c4-5457-9126-4145391c3515.html "St. Joseph Academy returns to Vine Street in Hammonton"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 27, 2020. Accessed February 19, 2023. "St. Joseph Academy in Hammonton finally has a home. It's a familiar one. The academy announced Wednesday night it will be located at the former St. Joseph building at 328 Vine St. The academy will lease the building from the Hammonton Board of Education."</ref><ref>Hawk, Tim. [https://www.nj.com/news/2020/09/shuttered-nj-catholic-school-revived-as-private-academy-by-alumni-supporters.html "Shuttered N.J. Catholic school revived as private academy by alumni, supporters"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 15, 2020. Accessed April 16, 2021. "Once Saint Joseph Academy opens on Sept. 21 it will be an independent private school for students grades 9 through 12 with a tuition of approximately $11,000 and nearly 150 students deeply rooted in Roman Catholic faith, DiGerolamo said, and will not be part of the diocese."</ref>