Editing Atlantic City, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Atlantic City School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]s.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=7401ed068aea4a13b65b4618540e9852 Atlantic City Board of Education District Policy: Identification], Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the Atlantic City School District. Composition: The Atlantic City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic City."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, consisting of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,553 students and 617.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400960&DistrictID=3400960 District information for Atlantic City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960 School Data for the Atlantic City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Venice Park School<ref>[https://vp.acboe.org Venice Park School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615182142/http://vp.acboe.org/ |date=June 15, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (36 students in PreK), 
Brighton Avenue School<ref>[https://bri.acboe.org Brighton Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603081433/http://bri.acboe.org/ |date=June 3, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (315 students; in grades PreK-5), 
Chelsea Heights School<ref>[https://ch.acboe.org Chelsea Heights School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611130811/http://ch.acboe.org/ |date=June 11, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (332; PreK-8), 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex<ref>[https://mlk.acboe.org Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530073700/http://mlk.acboe.org/ |date=May 30, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (543; PreK-8), 
New York Avenue School<ref>[https://ny.acboe.org New York Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629152824/http://ny.acboe.org/ |date=June 29, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (548; PreK-8), 
Pennsylvania Avenue School<ref>[https://pas.acboe.org Pennsylvania Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623092444/http://pas.acboe.org/ |date=June 23, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (549; PreK-8), 
Richmond Avenue School<ref>[https://rich.acboe.org Richmond Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615175728/http://rich.acboe.org/ |date=June 15, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (615; PreK-8), 
Sovereign Avenue School<ref>[https://sov.acboe.org Sovereign Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702053931/http://sov.acboe.org/ |date=July 2, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (696; PreK-8),
Texas Avenue School<ref>[https://tex.acboe.org Texas Avenue School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213251/http://tex.acboe.org/ |date=June 12, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (499; K-8), 
Uptown School Complex<ref>[https://upt.acboe.org Uptown School Complex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630205956/http://upt.acboe.org/ |date=June 30, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (536; PreK-8) and 
[[Atlantic City High School]]<ref>[https://achs.acboe.org Atlantic City High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630125247/http://achs.acboe.org/ |date=June 30, 2018 }}, Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref> (1,771; 9–12).<ref name=Schools>[https://www.acboe.org/domain/119 School Site Directory], Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/12586/638312370339300000#page=13 ''2023-2024 Public School Directory''], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0110 New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic City Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Pennsylvania Avenue School opened for the 2012–13 school year, with most students shifting from New Jersey Avenue School, which had been one of the district's oldest and most rundown schools.<ref>Raheem, Turiya S. A. [http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news_and_views/community-updates-pennsylvania-avenue-school-and-more/article_d1ed12b8-3ac0-5aeb-8266-13d4d641cf3f.html "Community Updates: Pennsylvania Avenue School and More"], ''[[Atlantic City Weekly]]'', October 8, 2012. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The new Pennsylvania Avenue School (PAS) is a long-awaited addition to the Atlantic City School System.... Most students attending PAS have come from New Jersey Avenue School, one of the oldest in the city, which needed far too many repairs and had become a dark and dismal place for children and teachers alike."</ref>

Students from [[Brigantine, New Jersey|Brigantine]], [[Longport, New Jersey|Longport]], [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]] and [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]] attend Atlantic City High School as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s with the respective school districts.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0110/000.html Atlantic City Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000148/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0110/000.html |date=September 27, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed November 26, 2017. "The Atlantic City Public School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating Eleven (11) schools. Our Pre-K through 8th grade schools serve Atlantic City, while our high school serves the students of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Brigantine, Margate and Longport."</ref><ref>Rotondo, Christie. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/shore-towns-may-pay-less-as-atlantic-city-schools-slash/article_ccc100ec-115a-11e5-91f0-6be180d7221f.html "Shore towns may pay less as Atlantic City schools slash budgets"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 14, 2015. Accessed November 26, 2017. "Over the years, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport have criticized the high cost of tuition to send their students to Atlantic City High School."</ref>

City 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>[https://admissions.acitech.org/#section3 Frequently Asked Questions], [[Atlantic County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed July 8, 2022. "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>

Oceanside Charter School, which offered pre-Kindergarten through [[eighth grade]], was founded in 1999 and closed in June 2013 when its charter was not renewed by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]].<ref>D'Amico, Diane. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/students-teachers-bid-farewell-to-closing-oceanside-charter-school/article_02f8b0fc-d89a-11e2-ab57-0019bb2963f4.html "Students, teachers bid farewell to closing Oceanside Charter School"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 18, 2013. Accessed November 19, 2016. "Photos were taken down off bulletin boards and tears streamed down cheeks Tuesday at the very last, last day of school at Oceanside Charter School in Atlantic City. The school will officially close at the end of the month after the state Department of Education did not renew its charter this year."</ref>

Founded in 1908, Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School is a [[Catholic school|Catholic elementary school]], operates under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden|Diocese of Camden]].<ref>[https://www.olssac.org/our-history Our History], Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School. Accessed February 20, 2023. "Fourteen years later, in 1908, having arranged for the Sisters of Mercy to work in the ministry of education, Father Petri opened Our Lady Star of the Sea School, with eighty students who were primarily Irish-American Catholics."</ref><ref>[https://southjerseycatholicschools.org/catholic-schools-in-south-jersey/ Schools], South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 20, 2023.</ref>

Nearby college campuses include those of [[Atlantic Cape Community College]] and [[Stockton University]], the latter of which offers classes and resources in the city such as the [[Carnegie Library Center]], which was turned back to the control of the city in April 2022.<ref>Brunetti, Michelle. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stockton-returns-carnegie-library-to-atlantic-city/article_f59d7866-b69d-11ec-bb1f-e7319b0687a6.html "Stockton returns Carnegie Library to Atlantic City"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', April 7, 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022.</ref>