📍 687 Rt 9, Cape May, Cape May County, 08204
Lower Cape May Regional High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cape May, Cape May County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lower Cape May Regional School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lower Cape May Regional High School enrolls 757 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 571 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 757 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lower Cape May Regional High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-20, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Lower Cape May Regional High School is one of 2 schools in Lower Cape May Regional School District, based in Cape May, New Jersey. The district serves 1,145 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 757 students, Lower Cape May Regional High School is larger than the district average of about 573 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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