Editing Cape May County, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
There are 16 school districts operating schools, two of them countywide, and three non-operating school districts.

School districts include:<ref name=NJDOE>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district.php?source=01&county=cape%20may New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&details=1&State=34&County=Cape+May+County Search for Public School Districts in Cape May County, New Jersey], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34009_cape_may/DC20SD_C34009.pdf 2020 Census School District Reference Map for Cape May County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34009_cape_may/DC20SD_C34009_SD2MS.txt 2020 Census School District Reference List for Cape May County, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 22, 2022. The Census Bureau does not indicate countywide districts, and includes non-operating ones.</ref>

'''K-12'''
* [[Cape May County Special Services School District]] (countywide for special education)
* [[Middle Township Public Schools]]
* [[Ocean City School District]]
* [[Wildwood City School District]]

'''Secondary'''
* [[Cape May County Technical School District]] (countywide)
* [[Lower Cape May Regional School District]]

'''Elementary (K-8, except as noted)'''
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* [[Avalon School District]]
* [[Cape May City School District]] (K-6)
* [[Dennis Township Public Schools]]
* [[Lower Township School District]] (K-6)
* [[North Wildwood School District]]
* [[Stone Harbor School District]]
* [[Upper Township School District]]
* [[West Cape May School District]] (K-6)
* [[Woodbine School District]]
* [[Wildwood Crest School District]]{{div col end}}

'''Non-operational'''
* [[Cape May Point School District]] (non-operating since 1931)
* [[Sea Isle City School District]] (non-operating since 2012)
* [[West Wildwood, New Jersey|West Wildwood]] School District

There are 25 public [[Elementary school (United States)|elementary]] and/or [[Middle school|middle]] schools in Cape May County, including two in Avalon and Stone Harbor (which, since 2011, agree to share each other's schools),<ref>{{cite web|title=About Avalon Stone Harbor Schools|publisher=Avalon Stone Harbor Schools|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.avalonstoneharborschools.org/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105323/https://www.avalonstoneharborschools.org/about|archive-date=April 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> one in Cape May,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cape May City Elementary School|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=Cape May City Elementary School|url=http://www.cmcboe.org/|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023427/http://www.cmcboe.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> two in Dennis Township,<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools|publisher=Dennis Township School Districts|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.dtschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=460314&type=d&pREC_ID=1008418|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023344/https://www.dtschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=460314&type=d&pREC_ID=1008418|url-status=live}}</ref> five in Lower Township,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lower Township Elementary Schools Student–Parent Handbook|date=September 2017|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=Lower Township Elementary School District|url=http://lowertwpschools.com/announcements/student-parent-handbook.pdf|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023819/http://lowertwpschools.com/announcements/student-parent-handbook.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richard M. Teitelman Middle School Performance Report|publisher=Lower Cape May Regional School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://lcmrschooldistrict.com/announcements/rmt-performance-report-16-17.pdf|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024530/http://lcmrschooldistrict.com/announcements/rmt-performance-report-16-17.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> three in Middle Township,<ref name="mtps">{{cite web|title=Welcome to Middle Township|publisher=Middle Township Public Schools|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.middletwp.k12.nj.us/|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407235911/http://www.middletwp.k12.nj.us/|url-status=live}}</ref> one in North Wildwood,<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools|publisher=North Wildwood School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.nwboe.com/?PN=Schools2|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202120222/http://www.nwboe.com/?PN=Schools2|url-status=live}}</ref> two in Ocean City,<ref name="ocs">{{cite web|title=Schools|publisher=Ocean City School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.oceancityschools.org/?PN=Schools2|archive-date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508111704/http://www.oceancityschools.org/?PN=Schools2|url-status=live}}</ref> three in Upper Township,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The School District of Upper Township|title=School Information|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.upperschools.org/domain/150|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023011/https://www.upperschools.org/domain/150|url-status=live}}</ref> one in West Cape May,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=West Cape May School District|title=Mission Statement|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://wcm.capemayschools.com/pages/West_Cape_May/About_US/Mission_Statement}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> three in Wildwood,<ref name="ws">{{cite web|title=Schools|publisher=Wildwood City School District|url=https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/domain/22|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024420/https://nj02210961.schoolwires.net/domain/22|url-status=live}}</ref> one in Wildwood Crest,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Crest Memorial School|title=Board of Education Statement|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.crestmem.edu/|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419171756/http://www.crestmem.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> and one in Woodbine.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Woodbine School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|title=Woodbine Elementary School|url=http://www.woodbineschool.com/index.html|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023942/http://www.woodbineschool.com/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following public high schools are in the county:

* [[Cape May County Technical High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|publisher=Cape May County Technical School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.capemaytech.com/about-us.html|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024004/http://www.capemaytech.com/about-us.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Lower Cape May Regional High School]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Lower Cape May Regional High School Performance Report|publisher=Lower Cape May Regional School District|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://lcmrschooldistrict.com/announcements/lcmr-performance-report-16-17.pdf|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024548/http://lcmrschooldistrict.com/announcements/lcmr-performance-report-16-17.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Middle Township High School]]<ref name="mtps" />
* [[Ocean City High School]]<ref name="ocs" />
* [[Wildwood High School]]<ref name="ws" />

There are also nine [[private school]]s in the county:<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Private School Review|title=Cape May County Private Schools|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/cape-may-county|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023220/https://www.privateschoolreview.com/new-jersey/cape-may-county|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School]] (Catholic; Cape May Courthouse)
* Cape Christian Academy (Christian; Cape May Courthouse)
* Cape Trinity Catholic School (Catholic; Wildwood)
* Central Bible Church ([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]; Wildwood)
* Families United Network Academy (Christian; Ocean View)
* Rio Grande Baptist Academy ([[Baptists|Baptist]]; Rio Grande)
* Tomorrow's World Early Education (Non-religious, [[Montessori education|Montessori]]; Marmora)
* Westminster Christian Academy ([[Calvinist]]; Ocean City) 
* [[Wildwood Catholic Academy]] (Catholic; Wildwood){{div col end}}


As of 2013, 31% of county residents had at least a bachelor's degree, and 89.7% had at least a high school diploma.<ref name="eco" /> In 1973, [[Atlantic Cape Community College|Atlantic Community College]] began offering night classes at Middle Township High School. In 1999, the college name was formally changed to ''Atlantic Cape Community College'', and a full service campus was opened in 2005 in Cape May Court House.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|publisher=Atlantic Cape Community College|access-date=April 4, 2017|url=http://www.atlantic.edu/capemay/timeline.htm|title=From Dream to Reality: A Timeline|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073636/http://www.atlantic.edu/capemay/timeline.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The community college has partnerships with [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]], [[Rutgers University]], and [[Stockton University]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Atlantic Cape Community College|title=Bachelor's Degree Programs at Atlantic Cape|access-date=April 16, 2018|url=http://www.atlantic.edu/studentServ/degreePartners.html|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417024326/http://www.atlantic.edu/studentServ/degreePartners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Cape May County Library has locations in Cape May, Cape May Court House, Lower Township, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle, Upper Township, Wildwood Crest, and Woodbine, as well as a [[bookmobile]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Library Locations|publisher=Cape May County Library|access-date=April 17, 2018|url=https://cmclibrary.org/about-the-library/locations|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032017/https://cmclibrary.org/about-the-library/locations|url-status=live}}</ref> Ocean City also has its own independent library.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean City Free Public Library|access-date=April 17, 2018|publisher=City of Ocean City, New Jersey|url=http://www.ocnj.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.mapLocation&mapLocationId=40947|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092926/http://www.ocnj.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.mapLocation&mapLocationId=40947|url-status=dead}}</ref>