High school (grades 9-12) · Voorhees, NJ

Eastern Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Eastern Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 340438001488
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Eastern Regional High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New Jersey.

#2 of 6
public schools in Voorhees · Resource Index
63
Resource Index · Higher
13:1
large classes for New Jersey
9.6%
free-lunch eligible

Eastern Regional High School has class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Eastern Regional High School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Voorhees, NJ.

Enrollment

1,847

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

142.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.6%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-68% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Eastern Regional High School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:113:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Eastern Regional High School

Eastern Regional High School is a lower-poverty, large high school in Voorhees, New Jersey, enrolling 1,847 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13:1 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 9.6% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New Jersey, bigger than 98% of state schools at 1,847 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 93 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #60.

Its student body is led by White (55%) and Asian (16%) (diversity index 64/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 23 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 205 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 8 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Eastern Camden County Regional School District operates only this one school, so Eastern Regional High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 1,847 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in New Jersey, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Eastern Regional High School compares

Eastern Regional High School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▲ 10% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.6% ▼ 68% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,847 top 2% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,847
Bigger than 98% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
9.6%
free-lunch eligible - 68% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 75% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 25% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,219
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors9.0 FTE
Per 205 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 201 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 8 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 55.2%
Asian 15.9%
African American 11.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
Two or More 5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 55.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.1, Eastern Regional High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 23
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eastern Camden County Regional School District, which includes Eastern Regional High School.

$21,219
Per student
-15%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.1%
State 34.9%
Federal 5.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Eastern Regional High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Eastern Regional High School

How many students attend Eastern Regional High School?

Eastern Regional High School has 1,847 students enrolled. It is a high school in Voorhees, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastern Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Eastern Regional High School is 13:1, which is 10% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Eastern Regional High School?

9.6% of students at Eastern Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eastern Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Eastern Regional High School is White at 55.2% of enrollment, in Voorhees, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Eastern Regional High School?

Eastern Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Eastern Regional High School rank among public schools in Voorhees?

By Resource Investment Index, Eastern Regional High School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Voorhees, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Voorhees on the city page.

Is Eastern Regional High School a good school?

Eastern Regional High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New Jersey. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Eastern Camden County Regional School District?

None reported; Eastern Camden County Regional School District operates only Eastern Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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