As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 818 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[1]
The district had been classified by theNew Jersey Department of Education as being inDistrict Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by commonsocioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
The district formed in 1912 with the merger of Wildwood Borough andHolly Beach Borough school systems. The first school in the Wildwoods opened in 1882. After 1934, the city was at that time divided between the Glenwood Avenue and Wildwood High building zones for elementary school, with Garfield Avenue as the boundary; the Wildwood High building had grades 1-12 at the time.[6]
Previously the district maintained Elementary School #1, for grades 5 and 6, at 4300 Pacific Avenue (at the site of the high school).[7]
Andrew Avenue School was a K-8 school which opened in 1886 and closed in 1934. A park was established on the site of the school.[6]
Beginning in 1915, in the era ofde jureeducational segregation in the United States, Arctic Avenue School #4, with four classrooms, had segregated facilities for black children for grades 1-6. It stopped operations in 1949.[6] By 1948 Wildwood's elementary took both white and black students but maintained separate classrooms on the basis of race.[8]
The district'sboard of education, comprised of nine 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 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. A non-voting board member represents North Wildwood[18][19][20]
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wildwood City School District,New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2024. "The City of 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 nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
* 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:
