Editing McGuire Air Force Base (section)

==Education==
The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] lists "Joint Base MDL’s McGuire AFB and Fort Dix" in Burlington County as having its own school district.<ref name=CensusSDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34005_burlington/DC20SD_C34005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burlington County, NJ|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34005_burlington/DC20SD_C34005_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Students attend area school district public schools, as the [[Department of Defense Education Activity]] (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following for their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: [[North Hanover Township School District]] (PK-6), [[Northern Burlington County Regional School District]] (7–12), and [[Pemberton Township School District]] (K-12).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst/education/education|title=Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Education|publisher=[[Military One Source]]|accessdate=2022-08-07}} - This is a [[.mil]] site.</ref>

In 1997 the North Hanover schools were the only choice for McGuire AFB dependents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pemberton could lose 700 students|newspaper=[[Courier-Post]]|place=[[Camden, New Jersey]]|date=1997-08-15|page=2B}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107143335/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

Two North Hanover district schools are located on the base and two are in [[Jacobstown, New Jersey|Jacobstown]]. As of the 2014–15 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 1,230 students and 112.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3411580&DistrictID=3411580 District information for North Hanover Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed 7 December 2016.</ref> It is the largest K-6 school district in Burlington County.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Schools in the district (with 2014–15 school enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411580 School Data for the North Hanover Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed 7 December 2016.</ref>) are 
Discovery Elementary School<ref>[http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=9 Discovery Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184229/http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=9 |date=9 January 2017 }}, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> (grades PreK-K; 294 students) in McGuire AFB
Atlantis Elementary School<ref>[http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=11 Atlantis Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184335/http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=11 |date=9 January 2017 }}, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> (1–2; 236) in McGuire AFB
Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School<ref>[http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=13 Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113613/http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=13 |date=9 January 2017 }}, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> (1–4; 425) in Jacobstown and 
Upper Elementary School School<ref>[http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=15 Upper Elementary School School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162212/http://www.nhanover.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=15 |date=1 January 2017 }}, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> (5–6; 272) in Jacobstown.<ref name=Schools>[http://www.nhanover.com/domain/91 Our Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508100411/http://www.nhanover.com/domain/91 |date=8 May 2013 }}, North Hanover Township School District. Accessed 8 January 2017. "Two schools, Discovery School and Atlantis School, are located in the Falcon Courts North Section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The Upper Elementary School and the C.B. Lamb Elementary School are located in the Jacobstown section of North Hanover Township."</ref><ref>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=3650&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the North Hanover Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed 29 December 2016.</ref>

Northern Burlington County Regional School District students are served from [[Chesterfield Township, New Jersey|Chesterfield Township]], [[Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]], [[North Hanover Township, New Jersey|North Hanover Township]] and [[Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Springfield Township]], along with children of USAF personnel based at McGuire AFB.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/05/3690/000.html Northern Burlington County Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed 31 May 2016. "The Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School and High School are located in Mansfield Township. Its constituent elementary districts are Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, and Springfield Townships. In addition, the district serves the Children of United States military personnel stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst."</ref><ref>Esposito, Martha. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/54054a82-7594-557d-8827-20427fd403ef.html "Discover Burlington County 2013: Regional School Districts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042812/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/54054a82-7594-557d-8827-20427fd403ef.html |date=1 December 2017 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', 26 April 2015. Accessed 31 May 2016. "NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL – Serves: Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst"</ref> The schools in the district (with 2014–15 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411700 School Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed 7 December 2016.</ref>) are
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School<ref>[https://archive.today/20121209131210/http://ms.nburlington.com/ Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School], Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> for grades 7 and 8 (758 students) and
[[Northern Burlington County Regional High School]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20130129172725/http://hs.nburlington.com/ Northern Burlington County Regional High School], Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed 8 January 2017.</ref> for grades 9–12 (1,355 students).<ref>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=3690&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed 29 December 2016.</ref>