School district · New Jersey

Lower Cape May Regional School District

Lower Cape May Regional School District in New Jersey: 2 public schools with 1,111 students and 11.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,121 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
1,111
Students per teacher
11.3
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$30,121
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
98.3
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
278
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$20.2K15
$20.4K16
$21.3K17
$22.4K18
$23.1K19
$23.3K20
$24.3K21
$27.7K22
$29.6K23
$30.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.6% · $2.2M
State
28% · $11.3M
Local
66% · $26.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$18,702
Support services
$10,673
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.7M
Long-term debt
$18.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
7–839410.1
9–1271712.1

Sources

Address
687 Rt 9, Cape May, NJ 08204
Phone
(609)884-3475
Website