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Central Regional School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Central Regional School District runs 2 public schools with 2,187 students in grades 7 to 12. Its ratio of 12.3 students per teacher is 0.6 higher than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
2,187
Teachers (FTE)
178
Students per teacher
12.3
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
509 Forest Hills Parkway, Bayville, NJ 08721
County
Ocean County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
7 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3402910
State district ID
NJ-290770
Total staff (FTE)
395
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 312 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
9.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.3
New Jersey11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,431), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$50.3 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$11.3 million
Local revenue
$36.8 million
Total spending
$49.8 million
Spending per pupil
$20,466
Salaries
$24.5 million49.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$253,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 22.5%
  • Local: 73.1%

New Jersey overall

  • Federal: 5.1%
  • State: 41.6%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,466
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Central Regional School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Central Regional High SchoolHigh9 to 121,48913.1
Central Regional Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 868010.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.