Ocean City Among 40 Safest School Districts In New Jersey

OCEAN CITY, NJ — If your child attends school in the Ocean City Public School District, you can feel pretty safe about their day. The district ranked 35th in Niche.com’s list of the safest school districts in New Jersey. It ranked No. 314 nationally.

The rankings were based on student and parent ratings of health and safety, area crime rates, and rates for expulsion, suspension, and school related arrests. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

In addition to an A+ rating for health and safety, the Ocean City Public School District was on the lower end of districts reporting incidents involving weapons in 2016-17, with no school reporting more than two incidents involving a weapon last year.

Read more: Weapons Found In These 578 NJ Schools During 2016-17 Year

“It's a safe environment where a focus on testing takes priority, more so than most schools,” one reviewer wrote of Ocean City High School, which is a choice school.

“I attend OCHS as a choice student and I have never regretted my decision to go to school here,” another reviewer wrote. The students are for the most part friendly and the teachers are excellent and always want to help you succeed. The school itself is beautiful with awesome classrooms and technology. OCHS also offers numerous sports and clubs, it's basically impossible not to get involved with something in your four years at the school."

"I wasn’t open about going as a choice student," another reviewer wrote. "However, the experience has been great. Raider nation is huge and inclusive- i suggest going to a football game. Academics are great and I felt I learned more here than I could any other school around."

To view the full list of the 200 safest school districts in New Jersey, click here.

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