As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 251 students and 33.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.5:1.[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.[6]
Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]
David J. Del Conte Jr., superintendent
James Lushok, business administrator and board secretary[12]
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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[13][14][15]
Previously the district had nine board members, but in 1936 voters changed that number to five.[16]
^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."
^Board Office, Wildwood Crest School District. Accessed September 6, 2021. Accessed September 6, 2021.
^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."
^Annual Comprehensive 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."
* Formerly operated its own 1-8 school, which has been closed since 1931. ** Formerly operated its own K-8, then K-6 school, which has been closed since July 2012. School districts by county:
