Mainland Regional High School

Public school district · Atlantic County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3409360

Mainland Regional High School spent $28,530 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 83% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its one school enrolled 1,160 students in 2024-25; 39.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,140 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mainland Regional High School in enrollment (1,170 to 1,225 students) and Mainland Regional High School itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Mainland Regional High School, FY23Franklin Lakes $35,091; Park Ridge $31,369; Millstone Township $29,569; Lower Cape May Regional $29,450; Clinton Township $29,397; Mainland Regional High School $28,530; Butler $25,334; River Edge $21,635; Closter Public Schools $21,333; South Amboy $18,905; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kFranklin Lakes$35,091Park Ridge$31,369Millstone Township$29,569Lower Cape May Regional$29,450Clinton Township$29,397Mainland Regional High School$28,530Butler$25,334River Edge$21,635Closter Public Schools$21,333South Amboy$18,905State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Mainland Regional High School, FY23Franklin Lakes $35,091; Park Ridge $31,369; Millstone Township $29,569; Lower Cape May Regional $29,450; Clinton Township $29,397; Mainland Regional High School $28,530; Butler $25,334; River Edge $21,635; Closter Public Schools $21,333; South Amboy $18,905; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kFranklin Lakes$35,091Park Ridge$31,369Millstone Township$29,569Lower Cape May Regional$29,450Clinton Township$29,397Mainland Regional High School$28,530Butler$25,334River Edge$21,635Closter Public Schools$21,333South Amboy$18,905State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Mainland Regional High School, FY23Franklin Lakes $35,091; Park Ridge $31,369; Millstone Township $29,569; Lower Cape May Regional $29,450; Clinton Township $29,397; Mainland Regional High School $28,530; Butler $25,334; River Edge $21,635; Closter Public Schools $21,333; South Amboy $18,905; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kFranklin Lakes$35,091Park Ridge$31,369Millstone Township$29,569Lower Cape May Regional$29,450Clinton Township$29,397Mainland Regional High School$28,530Butler$25,334River Edge$21,635Closter Public Schools$21,333South Amboy$18,905State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Mainland Regional High School, FY23Franklin Lakes $35,091; Park Ridge $31,369; Millstone Township $29,569; Lower Cape May Regional $29,450; Clinton Township $29,397; Mainland Regional High School $28,530; Butler $25,334; River Edge $21,635; Closter Public Schools $21,333; South Amboy $18,905; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kFranklin Lakes$35,091Park Ridge$31,369Millstone Township$29,569Lower Cape May Regional$29,450Clinton Township$29,397Mainland Regional High School$28,530Butler$25,334River Edge$21,635Closter Public Schools$21,333South Amboy$18,905State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$39,231,000 in revenue: 39.9% state, 57.5% local and 2.7% federal. Total spending including $477,000 of capital outlay was $37,262,000, or $31,129 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mainland Regional High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,648,000; Local $22,539,000; Federal $1,044,000; total $39,231,000.
  • State$15,648,000 40%
  • Local$22,539,000 57%
  • Federal$1,044,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,181 students in 2022-23, 1,171 students in 2023-24, 1,160 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mainland Regional High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,181, 2023-24: 1,171, 2024-25: 1,16005001k1.5k2022-231,1812023-241,1712024-251,160
Mainland Regional High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,181, 2023-24: 1,171, 2024-25: 1,16005001k1.5k2022-231,1812023-241,1712024-251,160
Mainland Regional High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,181, 2023-24: 1,171, 2024-25: 1,16005001k1.5k2022-231,1812023-241,1712024-251,160
Mainland Regional High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,181, 2023-24: 1,171, 2024-25: 1,16005001k1.5k2022-231,1812023-241,1712024-251,160

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,181110.010.7
2023-241,171106.211.0
2024-251,16095.612.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$9,633,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,048 per student

Mainland Regional High School booked $9,633,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 110 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $87,573 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 84 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$8,224,00085.4%
Special education$1,409,00014.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,860 in 2018-19, $7,877 in 2019-20, $7,836 in 2020-21, $8,024 in 2021-22, $8,048 in 2022-23.

Mainland Regional High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,860, 2019-20: $7,877, 2020-21: $7,836, 2021-22: $8,024, 2022-23: $8,04802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8602019-20$7,8772020-21$7,8362021-22$8,0242022-23$8,048
Mainland Regional High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,860, 2019-20: $7,877, 2020-21: $7,836, 2021-22: $8,024, 2022-23: $8,04802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8602019-20$7,8772020-21$7,8362021-22$8,0242022-23$8,048
Mainland Regional High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,860, 2019-20: $7,877, 2020-21: $7,836, 2021-22: $8,024, 2022-23: $8,04802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8602019-20$7,8772020-21$7,8362021-22$8,0242022-23$8,048
Mainland Regional High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,860, 2019-20: $7,877, 2020-21: $7,836, 2021-22: $8,024, 2022-23: $8,04802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,8602019-20$7,8772020-21$7,8362021-22$8,0242022-23$8,048

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mainland Regional High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 28% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts45%48.6%
Math28%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 310 students in Mainland Regional High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95%90.5%
Students in the class310106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 1,160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mainland Regional High School1,16012.123.1%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mainland Regional High School

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentMainland Regional High School ranks 57 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,530).#57 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyMainland Regional High School is the number 304 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,197 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#304 of 672
  3. Franklin Lakes School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 1,199 students in fall 2022, $35,091 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$35,091
  4. River Edge School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,189 students in fall 2022, $21,635 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,635
  5. Compare Mainland Regional High School with Franklin Lakes School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mainland Regional High School, its largest high school1,160 students in 2024-25, 12.1 per teacher.1,160
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyMainland Regional High School spent $87,573 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$87,573
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mainland Regional High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Mainland Regional High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,160 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mainland Regional High School spend per student?
    $28,530 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,140 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mainland Regional High School's money come from?
    $39,231,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.9% state, 57.5% local and 2.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mainland Regional High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 115 of the 1,468 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Mainland Regional High School spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,633,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,048 per student. Divided by the 110 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $87,573 per teacher, more than 84 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Mainland Regional High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mainland Regional High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 28% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Mainland Regional High School?
    95% of the 310 students in Mainland Regional High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Mainland Regional High School's NCES district ID?
    3409360. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25