The Ocean City School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from Ocean City, in

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,056 students and 220.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.3:1.District information for Ocean City School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Public school students from Corbin City, Longport,

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and Upper Township attend Ocean City High School for

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through

s as part of

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s with their respective school districts. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

By 1948, schools in Ocean City were racially integrated. At the time all teachers were white. Merger discussions with the

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in 2008 ended after the Ocean City district indicated that it did want to accept Sea Isle City's tenured teachers, which it would be required to do under state law. Sea Isle City currently spends $35,000 per student and hoped to see savings through the merger, even after adding in transportation costs. The Sea Isle City district graduated its last eighth grade class in June 2009 and with the 2010-11 school year, students from Sea Isle City started attending the Ocean City schools starting in fifth grade. As of June 30, 2012, Sea Isle City School District no longer operates, in the face of an order by the Commissioner of the

that was based on declining enrollment and budgetary issues. All students from Sea Isle City in public school for pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade attend Ocean City Public Schools.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Ocean City Primary School with 299 students in grades PreK-3 **Dr. Cathleen Smith, Principal *Ocean City Intermediate School with 468 students in grades 4-8 **Michael Mattina, Principal ;High school *

Ocean City High School Ocean City High School (OCHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Ocean City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Ocean Ci ...

with 1,274 students in grades 9-12 **Dr. Wendy O’Neal, Acting Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent *Timothy E. Kelley, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine elected members, plus three appointed representatives from Upper Township, who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's nine trustees are elected directly by Ocean City's 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. Members from Upper Township and non-voting members from Longport and Sea Isle City are appointed by their districts to one-year terms of office. 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.Board of Education
Ocean City School District. Accessed August 5, 2022. "The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected from Ocean City and three representatives from Upper Township who are appointed by the Upper Township Board of Education. As Board members, they establish policies and oversight for the Ocean City School District. Board members fulfill three-year terms (Upper Township representatives serve for one-year terms) and voluntarily serve the residents and children of the Ocean City School District."

References

External links

Ocean City School District
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School Data for the Ocean City School District

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