Pinelands Regional School District

520 Nugentown Road
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 520 students in Pinelands Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Pinelands Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,589 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
142 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

District Rank

Pinelands Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 73% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#535 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Pinelands Regional   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
18%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pinelands Regional   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
34%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pinelands Regional   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
13%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Pinelands Regional   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
73%
85%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Pinelands Regional   School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.32
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
164 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
37%
# Black Students
58 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
4%
19%
# White Students
1,300 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
82%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
51 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
-
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
238
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
254
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
256
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
266
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
246
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
234
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
95
18,508

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $28,001 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,756 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has declined by 22% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$45 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Pinelands Regional   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$41 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Pinelands Regional   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$28,001
$27,145
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Pinelands Regional   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$25,756
$26,033
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Pinelands Regional   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Pinelands Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
590 Nugentown Road
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-3106
Grades: 7-8
| 520 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: 07-12
  • Enrollment: 1,589 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 18%
  • : 73% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 18% (Btm 50%)
  • : 34% (Btm 50%)
  • : 13% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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