Lower Cape May Regional School District

Lower Cape May Regional School District
School district administrative offices
Address
, Cape May County, New Jersey, 08204
United States
Coordinates38°58′45″N 74°54′25″W / 38.9791°N 74.9070°W / 38.9791; -74.9070
District information
Grades7-12
SuperintendentGregory Lasher
Business administratorMark Mallett
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,225 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty106.4 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitelcmrschooldistrict.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,74029$18,89115.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,1182414,58610.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,539318,33914.4%
6Support Services1,959132,114−7.3%
8Administrative Cost1,662241,5616.5%
10Operations & Maintenance2,044261,79813.7%
13Extracurricular Activities64111673−4.8%
16Median Teacher Salary70,4132765,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Lower Cape May Regional School District (LCMR School District) is regional public school district headquartered in Lower Township, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from four communities in Cape May County, including Cape May City, Lower Township and West Cape May, with students from Cape May Point attending as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,225 students and 106.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.