Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the Cape May City school district, in the County of Cape May, of the State of New Jersey, that a Public Hearing will be held in the Auditorium of the Cape May City Elementary School, located at 921 Lafayette Street, Cape May, NJ 08204, on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following budget for the 2026-2027 school year.
Advertised Enrollments
Advertised Revenues
Advertised Appropriations
Advertised Recapitulation of Balances
Advertised Per Pupil Cost Calculations
The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending and can be found on the Department of Education website: http://www.nj.gov/education/guide/. This publication is also available in the board office and public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2025-26 revised appropriations and the 2026-27 budgeted appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown.
Capital Projects
The complete budget will be on file and open to examination at the Cape May City Elementary School Office, located at 921 Lafayette Street, Cape May, Cape May County New Jersey between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
By order of the Cape May City Board of Education,
Patricia Ryan, Board Secretary
