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North Wildwood School District

Coordinates: 38°59′59″N 74°47′53″W / 38.999616°N 74.798009°W / 38.999616; -74.798009
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North Wildwood School District
Margaret Mace School
Address
1201 Atlantic Avenue
, Cape May County, New Jersey, 08260
United States
Coordinates38°59′59″N 74°47′53″W / 38.999616°N 74.798009°W / 38.999616; -74.798009
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentChristopher Armstrong
Business administratorJamie Shoemaker
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment182 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty31.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio5.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.nwboe.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$24,99164$18,89132.3%
1Budgetary Cost21,0636414,15948.8%
2Classroom Instruction12,162648,65940.5%
6Support Services4,072642,16787.9%
8Administrative Cost1,688401,5479.1%
10Operations & Maintenance2,705601,61267.8%
13Extracurricular Activities31860104205.8%
16Median Teacher Salary62,0035661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The North Wildwood School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from North Wildwood, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey[3][4] The district also serves students from West Wildwood, which has a non-operating district that sends students to North Wildwood District in a sending/receiving relationship.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 182 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.9:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from North Wildwood attend Wildwood High School in Wildwood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wildwood Public School District, together with students from West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.[7] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 263 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[8]

History

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By 2020 enrollment had declined since many North Wildwood properties were redeveloped from being rental area to having summer and single family housing. Additionally rentals had declined in West Wildwood due to flooding.[9]

Schools

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Margaret Mace School served an enrollment of 186 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2021–21 school year.[10]

In 2019 North Wildwood district received 20 students from West Wildwood, making up 11% of the North Wildwood district enrollment.[11]

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Christopher Armstrong, superintendent
  • Jamie Shoemaker, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. The West Wildwood district sends a non-voting representative to the board. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for North Wildwood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ School Performance Reports for the North Wildwood School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the North Wildwood School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood" (PDF). Stockton University. 2020. p. 7 (PDF p. 9/73). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Wildwood High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 22, 2017. "Wildwood High School services all of the districts on the island (Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood and West Wildwood.)"
  8. ^ School data for Wildwood High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood" (PDF). Stockton University. 2020. p. 8 (PDF p. 10/73). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ School Data for the North Wildwood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "West Wildwood School District Feasibility Study To Consider The Education Of Pk-8 Students Of West Wildwood" (PDF). Stockton University. 2020. p. 13 (PDF p. 15/73). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Staff Directory, North Wildwood School District. Accessed January 3, 2023.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of North Wildwood School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed January 3, 2023. "The City of North Wildwood School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey. As a type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of seven members elected to a three-year term. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
  16. ^ Board of Education, North Wildwood School District. Accessed January 3, 2023.
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