Wildwood Crest School District

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Wildwood Crest School District
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Wildwood Crest Memorial School
Address
9100 Pacific Avenue
, Cape May County , New Jersey , 08260
United States
Coordinates 38°57′48″N74°50′58″W / 38.963462°N 74.849467°W / 38.963462; -74.849467 Coordinates: 38°57′48″N74°50′58″W / 38.963462°N 74.849467°W / 38.963462; -74.849467
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentDavid J. Del Conte Jr.
Business administratorJames Lushok
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment275 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty34.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio8.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.crestmem.edu
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$25,59866$18,89135.5%
1Budgetary Cost21,1636514,15949.5%
2Classroom Instruction11,904638,65937.5%
6Support Services4,238652,16795.6%
8Administrative Cost1,13631,547−26.6%
10Operations & Maintenance3,440671,612113.4%
13Extracurricular Activities39663104280.8%
16Median Teacher Salary60,5514661,136
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 Wildwood Crest School District is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Wildwood Crest, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. [3]

Contents

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 275 students and 34.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-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. [4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School in Wildwood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wildwood Public School District, together with students from North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. [5] As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 245 students and 29.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1. [6]

School

Crest Memorial School (CMS) serves students in grades PreK-8. [7] The school had an enrollment of 267 students in the 2019–20 school year. [8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [9] [10]


Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district. [12] [13] [14]

Previously the district had nine board members, but in 1936 voters changed that number to five. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Wildwood Crest Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Wildwood Crest Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Wildwood Crest School District. Accessed September 6, 2021. "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 eight in the Wildwood Crest School District. Composition: The Wildwood Crest School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wildwood Crest."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  5. Wildwood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 7, 2017. "Wildwood High School services all of the districts on the island (Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood and West Wildwood.) "
  6. School data for Wildwood High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  7. New Jersey County School Directory for the Wildwood Crest School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. School Data for the Crest Memorial School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  9. 1 2 Administration, Wildwood Crest School District. Accessed September 6, 2021.
  10. New Jersey County School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Board Office, Wildwood Crest School District. Accessed September 6, 2021. Accessed September 6, 2021.
  12. Board of Education, Wildwood Crest School District. Accessed September 6, 2021. "The oversight of the Wildwood Crest School District is entrusted to the Board of Education which consists of five community members elected by local voters for three-year terms."
  13. 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.
  14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Wildwood Crest School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed September 6, 2021. "The 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'). The Board is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that 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 Pre-K through eight at its one school."
  15. "School Board Cut at Wildwood Crest". The Morning Post . Camden, New Jersey. February 12, 1936. p. 4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.