Toms River Regional School District
Public school district · Ocean County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3416230
Toms River Regional School District spent $20,919 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 93% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 18 schools enrolled 14,323 students in 2024-25; 34.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,943 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Toms River Regional ranks 9.
Where the money came from
$331,166,000 in revenue: 34.9% state, 57.7% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $39,686,000 of capital outlay was $357,558,000, or $24,500 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$115,482,000 35%
- Local$191,009,000 58%
- Federal$24,675,000 7%
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
14,501 students in 2022-23, 14,488 students in 2023-24, 14,323 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14,501 | 1082.0 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 14,488 | 1065.7 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 14,323 | 1039.8 | 13.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$77,869,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,336 per student
Toms River Regional School District booked $77,869,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,097 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 $70,980 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $60,041,000 | 77.1% |
| Special education | $16,040,000 | 20.6% |
| Other programs | $1,788,000 | 2.3% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,997 in 2018-19, $4,954 in 2019-20, $5,134 in 2020-21, $5,190 in 2021-22, $5,336 in 2022-23.
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 Toms River Regional School District 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.
| Subject | This district | New Jersey | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 45% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 28% | 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
90% of the 1,209 students in Toms River Regional 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.
| This district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 1,209 | 106,157 |
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.
12 elementary schools, 6,337 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | 931 | 17.7 | 33.6% | Not Title I |
| Walnut Street Elementary School | 727 | 13.3 | 60.7% | Targeted program |
| Hooper Avenue Elementary School | 693 | 14.7 | 20.8% | Not Title I |
| Silver Bay Elementary School | 585 | 14.3 | 29.1% | Not Title I |
| East Dover Elementary School | 584 | 12.4 | 37.0% | Targeted program |
| Joseph A. Citta Elementary School | 511 | 13.5 | 64.4% | Targeted program |
| Beachwood Elementary School | 480 | 12.6 | 34.2% | Not Title I |
| West Dover Elementary School | 387 | 13.8 | 37.5% | Targeted program |
| North Dover Elementary School | 384 | 11.3 | 46.1% | Not Title I |
| Pine Beach Elementary School | 371 | 13.7 | 42.6% | Targeted program |
| Washington Street Elementary School | 354 | 14.4 | 38.1% | Not Title I |
| South Toms River Elementary School | 330 | 12.1 | 66.1% | 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.
3 middle schools, 3,285 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River Intermediate School East | 1,271 | 14.8 | 29.9% | Not Title I |
| Toms River Intermediate School South | 1,044 | 12.7 | 42.4% | Targeted program |
| Toms River Intermediate School North | 970 | 11.6 | 49.0% | 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.
3 high schools, 4,701 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River High School North | 1,861 | 13.9 | 40.8% | Not Title I |
| Toms River High School South | 1,463 | 16.2 | 35.9% | Not Title I |
| Toms River High School East | 1,377 | 13.2 | 27.4% | 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.
Contact Toms River Regional School District
- Website: trschools.com
- Phone: (732) 505-5500
- Office: 1144 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
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 Toms River Regional School District
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentToms River Regional School District ranks 306 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,919).#306 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyToms River Regional School District is the number 7 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 14,594 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#7 of 672
- Trenton Public School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 14,852 students in fall 2022, $23,249 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,249
- Woodbridge Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 13,836 students in fall 2022, $24,527 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,527
- Compare Toms River Regional School District with Trenton Public School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Toms River High School North, its largest high school1,861 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.1,861
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyToms River Regional School District spent $70,980 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$70,980
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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 Toms River Regional School District
How many schools and students are in Toms River Regional School District?
18 schools were open in 2024-25 (12 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high), enrolling 14,323 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Toms River Regional School District spend per student?
$20,919 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 $20,943 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Toms River Regional School District's money come from?
$331,166,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.9% state, 57.7% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Toms River Regional School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,554 of the 19,633 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.9%, 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.How much does Toms River Regional School District spend on teacher salaries?
$77,869,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,336 per student. Divided by the 1,097 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,980 per teacher, more than 25 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).How do students in Toms River Regional School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Toms River Regional School District 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.What is the graduation rate in Toms River Regional School District?
90% of the 1,209 students in Toms River Regional 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.What is Toms River Regional School District's NCES district ID?
3416230. 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