Editing Ocean City, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Ocean City High School.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Ocean City High School]]]]
The [[Ocean City School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=a3b424ea98384a5d944c09fad0660c58 Ocean City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Ocean City School District. Accessed September 28, 2024. "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 Ocean City School District. Composition The Ocean City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ocean City."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,877 students and 218.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411970&DistrictID=3411970 District information for Ocean City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</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=3411970 School Data for the Ocean City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Ocean City Primary School<ref>[https://www.ocsdnj.org/o/ocps Ocean City Primary School], Ocean City School District. Accessed August 5, 2022.</ref> with 280 students in grades PreK-3, 
Ocean City Intermediate School<ref>[https://www.ocsdnj.org/o/ocis Ocean City Intermediate School], Ocean City School District. Accessed August 5, 2022.</ref> with 370 students in grades 4-8 and 
[[Ocean City High School]]<ref>[https://www.ocsdnj.org/o/ochs Ocean City High School], Ocean City School District. Accessed August 5, 2022.</ref> with 1,215 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://oceancityschools.org/about/off About], Ocean City School District. Accessed August 5, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/09/3780 School Performance Reports for the Ocean City School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3780 New Jersey School Directory for Ocean City School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students from [[Corbin City, New Jersey|Corbin City]], [[Longport, New Jersey|Longport]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]] and [[Upper Township, New Jersey|Upper Township]] attend Ocean City High School for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s with their respective school districts.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/3780/050.html Ocean City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072522/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/09/3780/050.html |date=August 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 6, 2017. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, Corbin City and Longport, with an enrollment of over 1,250 students."</ref><ref>[https://oceancityschools.org/uploads/1644942044OCSD.Superintendent%20profile%202.11.22.pdf Superintendent Profile], Ocean City School District, February 11, 2022. Accessed August 5, 2022. "A primary, intermediate, and high school deliver a top-tier education to approximately 2,200 students as it serves the communities of Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Upper Township, Corbin City, Longport and participates in the NJ School Choice Program."</ref> Starting in the 2012-13 school year, all students from Sea Isle City in public school for pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade attend Ocean City's public schools.<ref>Rudloff, Mary. [http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=4549 "State orders Sea Isle City school to close; Sea Isle, Ocean City school boards vote not to stand in the way; students to come to Ocean City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130719181519/http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=4549 |date=July 19, 2013 }}, ''Ocean City Sentinel'', May 2, 2012. Accessed July 22, 2014. "By voting to not oppose the Order to Show Cause, both school districts agree to expand the send-receive relationship, sending Sea Isle's students in kindergarten through third grade to Ocean City beginning in September. Sea Isle's students in grades four through 12 already attend school in Ocean City."</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] {{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.

St. Augustine Regional School, a [[coeducation]]al [[Catholic school]] for students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]], was closed by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] in June 2008.<ref>Campbell, Al. [http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/18370-st-augustine-school-ocean-city-close-next-june "St. Augustine School, Ocean City, to Close Next June"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717015515/http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/18370-st-augustine-school-ocean-city-close-next-june |date=July 17, 2011 }}, ''[[Cape May County Herald]]'', November 29, 2007. Accessed October 17, 2012. " Emphasizing the need to strengthen and revitalize Catholic school education in South Jersey, Most Rev. Joseph A. Galante, Bishop of Camden, on Nov. 29 announced a reconfiguration of schools in nine clusters representing 35 elementary schools in the diocese. St. Augustine, Ocean City, which has 112 students currently enrolled, will close in June, 2008."</ref> Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]] had students attending from Ocean City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/areas_we_serve|title=Areas We Serve|publisher=Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School of Dennis Township|accessdate=2020-09-14|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516050708/https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/areas_we_serve|url-status=live}}</ref>