High school (grades 9-12) · Little Silver, NJ

Red Bank Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Red Bank Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341375004084
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Red Bank Regional High School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

#3 of 3
public schools in Little Silver · Resource Index
64
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
students per teacher
23.9%
free-lunch eligible

Red Bank Regional High School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Red Bank Regional High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Little Silver, NJ.

Enrollment

1,261

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

122.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

23.9%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

At or below state median
0:135:110.3:1

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

What stands out at Red Bank Regional High School

Red Bank Regional High School is a large high school in Little Silver, New Jersey, enrolling 1,261 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 23.9% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New Jersey, bigger than 94% of state schools at 1,261 students.

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

Against 154 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #73.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (45%) (diversity index 57/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 20 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 210 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Red Bank Regional School District operates only this one school, so Red Bank Regional High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

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 Red Bank Regional High School compares

Red Bank 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 10.3:1 ▼ 13% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 23.9% ▼ 19% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,261 top 6% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,261
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
23.9%
free-lunch eligible - 19% 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
10.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 32% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.4%
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
$25,215
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 210 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
53
in-school suspensions + 32 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 47.8%
Hispanic or Latino 44.8%
African American 3.8%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 47.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.9, Red Bank Regional High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 20
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Red Bank Regional School District, which includes Red Bank Regional High School.

$25,215
Per student
+1%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.7%
State 21.7%
Federal 3.5%

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 Red Bank 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 Red Bank Regional High School

How many students attend Red Bank Regional High School?

Red Bank Regional High School has 1,261 students enrolled. It is a high school in Little Silver, NJ.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Red Bank Regional High School is 10.3:1, which is 13% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

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

23.9% of students at Red Bank 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 Red Bank Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Red Bank Regional High School is White at 47.8% of enrollment, in Little Silver, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Red Bank Regional High School?

Red Bank Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Red Bank Regional High School rank among public schools in Little Silver?

By Resource Investment Index, Red Bank Regional High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Little Silver, 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 Little Silver on the city page.

Is Red Bank Regional High School a good school?

Red Bank Regional High School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. 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 Red Bank Regional School District?

None reported; Red Bank Regional School District operates only Red Bank 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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