Editing Downe Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Downe Township School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Downe Township School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 186 students and 17.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403960&DistrictID=3403960 District information for Downe Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Downe had the 38th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 185 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 38. Downe Township; Enrollment: 185; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Cumberland; Town population: 1,585"</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Bridgeton High School]] in [[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Bridgeton Public Schools]].<ref>[http://www.cdcnj.com/WSCRSP/WSCRSP_RegionalProfile_Jan2003%20%20Page%2041-66.pdf Western/Southern Cumberland Region Strategic Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140055/http://www.cdcnj.com/WSCRSP/WSCRSP_RegionalProfile_Jan2003%20%20Page%2041-66.pdf |date=2014-02-22 }}, Cumberland Development Corporation, January 2003. Accessed January 30, 2017. "Students in Bridgeton, Downe and a portion of Lawrence Township attend Bridgeton High School. There are over 10,000 students enrolled in public schools in the study area (Table 26, Enrollment)."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.southjersey.com/article/33138/Bridgeton-High-School "Bridgeton High School"], ''South Jersey Magazine''. Accessed June 21, 2020. "Bridgeton High School provides opportunities for students from Bridgeton, Lawrence Township and Downe Township in Cumberland County to become members of society who are thoughtful, informed, involved and committed to life-long learning."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,404 students and 112.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.5:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402250&ID=340225001784 School data for Bridgeton High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cumberland County Technical Education Center]] in Vineland, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students, paid for by tax dollars of those who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.cumberland.tec.nj.us/pdf/CCTech_OverviewBooklet-9-20-19_2.pdf#page=34 Admissions Booklet], [[Cumberland County Technical Education Center]]. Accessed December 20, 2022. "Who Can Apply? Applicants must be enrolled in 8th grade and live in Cumberland County."</ref>