📍 501 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, Cape May County, 08226
Ocean City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ocean City, Cape May County. The school has 1,215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ocean City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 125.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ocean City High School enrolls 1,215 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 125.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,037 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 1,215 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Ocean City High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-20, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Ocean City High School is one of 3 schools in Ocean City School District, based in Ocean City, New Jersey. The district serves 1,713 students district-wide and employs 218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,215 students, Ocean City High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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