The Wildwood Crest School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Crest Memorial School.
As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 287 students and 32.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School in Wildwood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wildwood Public School District, together with students from North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.
As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 234 students and 37.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.3:1.

Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.

Cape Trinity Catholic elementary school and Wildwood Catholic High School operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
The Wildwood Crest School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Crest Memorial School. As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 287 students and 32.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School in Wildwood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wildwood Public School District, together with students from North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. As of the 2017–18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 234 students and 37.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.
Cape Trinity Catholic elementary school and Wildwood Catholic High School operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey