 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.

, the city of Cape May contributed $6.5 million in property taxes to cover the 67 students from the city attending the district, an average of $97,300 per student.Cape May officials have argued that the district's funding formula based on assessed property values unfairly penalizes Cape May, which has higher property values and a smaller number of high school students as a percentage of the population than the other constituent districts, especially Lower Township; Cape May has 6% of students while its share of property taxes for the district is one third.