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Ocean City, NJ
Public School Ratings




Ocean City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Ocean City School District details

Ocean City School District
501 Atlantic Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226

1,877 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

9 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Ocean City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
56%
44%
67%
50%
44%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ocean City High School
501 Atlantic Avenue
Ocean City, NJ, 08226
09-12
Ocean City Intermediate School
1901 Bay Avenue
Ocean City, NJ, 08226
04-08
Ocean City Primary School
550 West Avenue
Ocean City, NJ, 08226
PK-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.5% 40.1%
Black 2.6% 15.1%
Hispanic 12.3% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 15.9% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,258 $30,516,000 63.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,513 $4,716,000 9.8%
Staff $788 $1,480,000 3.1%
General Administration $532 $998,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,125 $2,111,000 4.4%
Operation $2,848 $5,346,000 11.1%
Transportation $475 $892,000 1.8%
Other $394 $739,000 1.5%
Total Support $8,674 $16,282,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $800 $1,501,000 3.1%
Total Expenditures $25,732 $48,299,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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