Middletown Township School District

Listed by NCES as Middletown Township Public School District (district ID 3410110)

Public school district · Monmouth County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3410110

Middletown Township School District spent $24,671 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 50% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 16 schools enrolled 8,752 students in 2024-25; 26.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,604 per student, up 15.9% 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%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Middletown Township in enrollment (7,950 to 9,690 students) and Middletown Township itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Middletown Township, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Sch…$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Region…$24,208South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Middletown Township, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Middletown Township, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Middletown Township, FY23East Orange $30,322; New Brunswick Public Schools $26,893; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Middletown Township $24,671; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $24,208; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.20k25k30k35kEast Orange$30,322New Brunswick Public Schools$26,893East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Middletown Township$24,671Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional$24,208South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$237,732,000 in revenue: 26.6% state, 68.9% local and 4.4% federal. Total spending including $2,782,000 of capital outlay was $233,351,000, or $25,948 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Middletown Township School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $63,318,000; Local $163,859,000; Federal $10,555,000; total $237,732,000.
  • State$63,318,000 27%
  • Local$163,859,000 69%
  • Federal$10,555,000 4%

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

8,955 students in 2022-23, 8,842 students in 2023-24, 8,752 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Middletown Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,955, 2023-24: 8,842, 2024-25: 8,75202.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9552023-248,8422024-258,752
Middletown Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,955, 2023-24: 8,842, 2024-25: 8,75202.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9552023-248,8422024-258,752
Middletown Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,955, 2023-24: 8,842, 2024-25: 8,75202.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9552023-248,8422024-258,752
Middletown Township School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,955, 2023-24: 8,842, 2024-25: 8,75202.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,9552023-248,8422024-258,752

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,955790.711.3
2023-248,842768.511.5
2024-258,752766.211.4

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

$68,455,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,612 per student

Middletown Township School District booked $68,455,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 793 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 $86,359 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 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$52,792,00077.1%
Special education$15,602,00022.8%
Other programs$61,0000.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,803 in 2018-19, $6,629 in 2019-20, $6,945 in 2020-21, $7,224 in 2021-22, $7,612 in 2022-23.

Middletown Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,803, 2019-20: $6,629, 2020-21: $6,945, 2021-22: $7,224, 2022-23: $7,61202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8032019-20$6,6292020-21$6,9452021-22$7,2242022-23$7,612
Middletown Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,803, 2019-20: $6,629, 2020-21: $6,945, 2021-22: $7,224, 2022-23: $7,61202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8032019-20$6,6292020-21$6,9452021-22$7,2242022-23$7,612
Middletown Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,803, 2019-20: $6,629, 2020-21: $6,945, 2021-22: $7,224, 2022-23: $7,61202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8032019-20$6,6292020-21$6,9452021-22$7,2242022-23$7,612
Middletown Township School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,803, 2019-20: $6,629, 2020-21: $6,945, 2021-22: $7,224, 2022-23: $7,61202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8032019-20$6,6292020-21$6,9452021-22$7,2242022-23$7,612

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 Middletown Township School District scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 50% 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 arts59%48.6%
Math50%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 724 students in Middletown Township School District'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 class724106,157

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.

11 elementary schools, 4,064 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Monmouth Elementary School50812.015.4%Targeted program
Lincroft Elementary School48612.52.7%Not Title I
Harmony Elementary School48112.912.5%Targeted program
Nut Swamp Elementary School46411.50.9%Not Title I
Middletown Village Elementary School42611.111.3%Not Title I
Bayview Elementary School3649.915.1%Targeted program
Fairview Elementary School29110.49.3%Targeted program
Ocean Avenue Elementary School28310.835.3%Schoolwide program
Leonardo Elementary School28310.214.5%Targeted program
River Plaza Elementary School26811.55.2%Not Title I
Navesink Elementary School21010.29.5%Not Title I

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.

3 middle schools, 1,993 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thompson Middle School86212.34.6%Not Title I
Thorne Middle School5979.722.8%Targeted program
Bayshore Middle School5349.315.4%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.

2 high schools, 2,695 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Middletown High School South1,40612.47.0%Not Title I
Middletown High School North1,28912.418.4%Eligible, no 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.

Contact Middletown Township School District

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 Middletown Township School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentMiddletown Township School District ranks 164 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,671).#164 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyMiddletown Township School District is the number 22 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 8,993 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#22 of 672
  3. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 9,027 students in fall 2022, $24,208 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,208
  4. Brick Township Public School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 8,340 students in fall 2022, $22,404 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,404
  5. Compare Middletown Township School District with West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Middletown High School South, its largest high school1,406 students in 2024-25, 12.4 per teacher.1,406
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyMiddletown Township School District spent $86,359 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$86,359
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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 Middletown Township School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Middletown Township School District?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high), enrolling 8,752 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Middletown Township School District spend per student?
    $24,671 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 $28,604 per student, up 15.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Middletown Township School District's money come from?
    $237,732,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.6% state, 68.9% local and 4.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Middletown Township School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 395 of the 10,922 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.6%, 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 Middletown Township School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $68,455,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,612 per student. Divided by the 793 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,359 per teacher, more than 82 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 Middletown Township School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Middletown Township School District scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 50% 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 Middletown Township School District?
    95% of the 724 students in Middletown Township School District'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 Middletown Township School District's NCES district ID?
    3410110. 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

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