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C

Central Regional School District

Public school districtGrades 7–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Berkeley Township, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Ocean Gate and Island Heights.

Berkeley Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,169
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,523
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
The gist

What stands out about Central Regional School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CBerkeley Township 45,550CSeaside Heights 2,549CSeaside Park 2,135COcean Gate 2,005C+Island Heights 1,731

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Berkeley Township. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsBerkeley Township School District
7–8Central Regional Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Central Regional High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 35.5% · 1,189 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.6% · 1,166 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90.5% · 402 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,523 per student · 17% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,410’20
2,391’21
2,322’22
2,269’23
2,169’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Central Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bayville
C+
680 students11:1
Central Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bayville
C
1,489 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Toms River Regional School DistrictBeachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River
$20,943per student
Lacey Township School DistrictLacey Township
$24,020per student
Ocean Township School DistrictOcean Township
$22,923per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.