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County School Districts Spend Vastly Different Amounts Per Student

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By Vince Conti

Cape May County has 13 operational municipal public school districts, one regional district and two county districts. The county’s top per-student spending district, North Wildwood, reports per-student budgeted expense for the 2023-2024 school year that is 193% higher than that of the district with the lowest per-student expense, Middle Township.

Many factors influence the highs and lows in per-student expense, not least of which are district size and configuration, but what is also a factor is the mix of wealth and population. Even when controlling for grades offered and student population, the county still has some of the highest per-pupil budgeted amounts in the state.

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