C
Ocean Township School District
Public school districtGrades PK–6
Serves Ocean Township.
Students
558
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,923
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$2.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Ocean Township School District
- School Grade C: better than 25% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Spends 19% less per student than the NJ average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020
- Debt of $2.0M, about $3,557 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ocean Gate.
PK–6Ocean Gate Elementary SchoolOcean Gate Borough School District
7–8Central Regional Middle SchoolCentral Regional School District
9–12Central Regional High SchoolCentral Regional School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate 92% at Central Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,923 per student · 19% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 29%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
506’20
514’21
540’22
581’23
558’24
Up 10.3% since 2020.
Students
White 77%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Long Beach Island School DistrictBarnegat Light, Long Beach Township
$49,241per student
Southern Regional School DistrictBarnegat Light, Long Beach Township
$28,252per student
Barnegat Township School DistrictBarnegat Township
$21,999per student
Berkeley Township School DistrictBerkeley Township
$22,454per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.