District profile / New Jersey

Middle Township Public School District

Cape May Court House, New Jersey · Superintendent: Stephanie DeRose · #148 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,658

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,833

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the New Jersey median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Middle Township Public School District is a public school district based in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, serving 2,658 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #148 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 664 students each, more than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Stephanie DeRose. It spends about $19,833 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How Middle Township compares

Middle TownshipNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,833

New Jersey median $21,034 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,688

New Jersey median $12,858 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school664

New Jersey median 563 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

New Jersey median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor332

New Jersey median 276 · 20% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 38%Local 55%

Measure	Middle Township	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,833	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,688	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	224	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	462	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	332	276	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Jersey median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Stephanie DeRose

Superintendent, Middle Township Public School District

Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New Jersey

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Jefferson Township Public School DistrictLake Hopatcong	2,663	6	$23,637	11.0	#147
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May Court House · this district	2,658	4	$19,833	11.9	#148
Elmwood Park School DistrictElmwood Park	2,655	5	$15,597	13.5	#149
Lyndhurst Public School DistrictLyndhurst	2,644	9	$18,980	13.8	#150
Stafford Township School DistrictManahawkin	2,644	5	$20,820	13.2	#151

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Washington CountySandersville, GA	2,661	$11,725	13.8
Dodge CountyEastman, GA	2,659	$12,118	12.7
Dover CityDover, OH	2,658	$10,423	20.3
Sauk Prairie School DistrictPrairie du Sac, WI	2,658	$12,682	13.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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