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== Education == For [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]], public school students attend the [[Westampton Township Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=7e0fa01883024c27a0dc0fb3fbce4939 Westampton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Westampton Township Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023. "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 eighth grade in the Westampton School District. Composition: The Westampton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Westampton Township in the County of Burlington."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 937 students and 87.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417730&DistrictID=3417730 District information for Westampton Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417730 School Data for the Westampton Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are Holly Hills Elementary School<ref>[https://www.westamptonschools.org/o/hhes Holly Hills Elementary School], Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.</ref> with 403 students in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade and Westampton Intermediate School<ref>[https://www.westamptonschools.org/o/wisWestampton Intermediate School], Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.</ref> / Westampton Middle School<ref>[https://www.westamptonschools.org/o/wms Westampton Middle School], Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.</ref> with 524 students in PreK and grades 4 to 8.<ref>[http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1173 ''2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory''], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 9, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/5720 School Performance Reports for the Westampton Township Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5720 New Jersey School Directory for the Westampton Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend the [[Rancocas Valley Regional High School]], a comprehensive regional [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]/[[School district|district]], which also serves students from the communities of [[Eastampton Township, New Jersey|Eastampton Township]], [[Hainesport Township, New Jersey|Hainesport Township]], [[Lumberton Township, New Jersey|Lumberton Township]] and [[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mount Holly Township]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/05/4320/000.html Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/54054a82-7594-557d-8827-20427fd403ef.html "Regional School Districts"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"</ref><ref>[http://www.rvrhs.com/about_us/history.jsp?rn=2473882 History of the School], Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately {{convert|40|sqmi|km2}} and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.6:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413620&ID=341362001230 School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The school is located in Mount Holly Township. The district's [[board of education]] is comprised of nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Westampton.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4320.pdf#page=38 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its one school." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.</ref><ref>[https://www.rvrhs.com/ourpages/auto/2024/2/23/72012412696810246726/School%20Profile%20.pdf#page=7 School Profile], p. 7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 10, 2024. "RVRHS is governed by nine Board members, comprising two representatives each from Mount Holly and Westampton, three from Lumberton, and one each from Eastampton and Hainesport. Board members are elected each November for three-year terms."</ref> [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]] is a countywide public [[vocational-technical school]] district offering training to students throughout Burlington County, with a [[Burlington County Institute of Technology Westampton Campus|campus located in Westampton]] and the [[Burlington County Institute of Technology Medford Campus]] in [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford]].<ref>[http://www.bcit.cc/west Westampton Campus], [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed September 1, 2012.</ref>
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