Highest spending per pupil: Cape May County, NJ 2023-24
Spending per pupil across 14 Cape May County, New Jersey school districts, 2023-24. North Wildwood School District leads at $56,892. NJ DOE; ranked by…
- Districts ranked
- 14
- Period
- 2023-24
- Publication floor
- 8 districts
- Tie rule
- Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.
- County definition
- The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).
NJ DOE TGES total spending per pupil, audited actual, divided by average daily enrollment plus students sent out of district. It is a broader measure than general current expense per pupil and is never compared with the User-Friendly Budget per-pupil figures, which are budgeted and use a different count.
Measure: Total spending per pupil (audited actual).
Source: NJ DOE.
Ranked districts
- 1. North Wildwood School District — $56,892
- 2. Cape May City School District — $56,849
- 3. Wildwood Crest Borough School District — $47,120
- 4. Avalon School District — $46,705
- 5. Lower Cape May Regional School District — $38,570
- 6. Wildwood City School District — $35,079
- 7. Stone Harbor School District — $34,820
- 8. Ocean City School District — $32,821
- 9. West Cape May School District — $32,633
- 10. Dennis Township School District — $30,780
- 11. Woodbine School District — $30,251
- 12. Middle Township Public School District — $26,141
- 13. Lower Township Elementary School District — $25,276
- 14. Upper Township School District — $21,952