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Southern Regional School District

Manahawkin, New Jersey · Superintendent: Craig Henry · #144 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,698

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,820

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the New Jersey median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Southern Regional School District is a public school district based in Manahawkin, New Jersey, serving 2,698 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #144 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 1,349 students each, more than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Craig Henry. It spends about $22,820 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Southern Regional compares

Southern RegionalNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,820

New Jersey median $21,034 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,052

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

Students per school1,349

New Jersey median 563 · 140% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

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

Students per counselor225

New Jersey median 276 · 18% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$72.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 19%Local 78%

Measure	Southern Regional	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,820	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,052	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$67.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$72.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	230	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	488	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	225	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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Craig Henry

Superintendent, Southern Regional 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
Southern Regional School DistrictManahawkin · this district	2,698	2	$22,820	11.7	#144
Hazlet Township Public School DistrictHazlet	2,691	8	$21,807	12.4	#145
Point Pleasant Borough School DistrictPoint Pleasant	2,679	4	$18,841	11.8	#146
Jefferson Township Public School DistrictLake Hopatcong	2,663	6	$23,637	11.0	#147
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May Court House	2,658	4	$19,833	11.9	#148

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Assumption ParishNapoleonville, LA	2,701	$13,095	12.7
WaylandWayland, MA	2,701	$22,957	11.3
Butler CountyGreenville, AL	2,699	$10,067	17.9
Ada Public SchoolsAda, OK	2,696	$10,197	13.8

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nj-southern-regional-school-district