Monmouth Beach School District

Public school district · Monmouth County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3410380

Monmouth Beach School District spent $28,868 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 230 students in 2024-25; 19.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,388 per student, up 8.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Monmouth Beach in enrollment (247 to 264 students) and Monmouth Beach itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Monmouth Beach, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Essex Fells $28,765; Alloway Twp $26,205; Oxford Central School $24,968; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kWildwood Crest Board of Educat…$41,462South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Essex Fells$28,765Alloway Twp$26,205Oxford Central School$24,968Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Sch…$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary Sc…$19,031State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Monmouth Beach, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Essex Fells $28,765; Alloway Twp $26,205; Oxford Central School $24,968; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Essex Fells$28,765Alloway Twp$26,205Oxford Central School$24,968Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Monmouth Beach, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Essex Fells $28,765; Alloway Twp $26,205; Oxford Central School $24,968; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Essex Fells$28,765Alloway Twp$26,205Oxford Central School$24,968Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Monmouth Beach, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Essex Fells $28,765; Alloway Twp $26,205; Oxford Central School $24,968; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Essex Fells$28,765Alloway Twp$26,205Oxford Central School$24,968Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$7,595,000 in revenue: 19.9% state, 76.6% local and 3.4% federal. Total spending including $126,000 of capital outlay was $7,598,000, or $29,564 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Monmouth Beach School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,515,000; Local $5,819,000; Federal $261,000; total $7,595,000.
  • State$1,515,000 20%
  • Local$5,819,000 77%
  • Federal$261,000 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 320 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

257 students in 2022-23, 258 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Monmouth Beach School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 258, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232572023-242582024-25230
Monmouth Beach School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 258, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232572023-242582024-25230
Monmouth Beach School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 258, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232572023-242582024-25230
Monmouth Beach School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 258, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232572023-242582024-25230

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325736.47.1
2023-2425834.47.5
2024-2523033.07.0

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Monmouth Beach School District scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 70-74% 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 arts80-84%48.6%
Math70-74%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.

1 elementary school, 230 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Monmouth Beach Elementary School2307.0not reportedNot 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.

Contact Monmouth Beach 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 Monmouth Beach School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentMonmouth Beach School District ranks 93 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,868).#93 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseyMonmouth Beach School District is the number 583 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 257 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#583 of 672
  3. South Hackensack School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 260 students in fall 2022, $29,927 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,927
  4. Atlantic Highlands School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 256 students in fall 2022, $28,941 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,941
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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 Monmouth Beach School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Monmouth Beach School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 230 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Monmouth Beach School District spend per student?
    $28,868 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $25,869 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,388 per student, up 8.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Monmouth Beach School District's money come from?
    $7,595,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.9% state, 76.6% local and 3.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Monmouth Beach School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 10 of the 256 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.9%, 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 do students in Monmouth Beach School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Monmouth Beach School District scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 70-74% 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.
  6. What is Monmouth Beach School District's NCES district ID?
    3410380. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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