Toms River Regional Schools

Toms River Regional Schools
Address
1144 Hooper Avenue
Toms River
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08753
United States
Coordinates39°58′36″N 74°11′00″W / 39.976587°N 74.183212°W / 39.976587; -74.183212
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentMichael S. Citta
Business administratorWilliam J. Doering
Schools18
Students and staff
Enrollment15,472 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty1,171.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.trschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,5492$18,891−23.0%
1Budgetary Cost11,626514,783−21.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,12048,763−18.7%
6Support Services1,47972,392−38.2%
8Administrative Cost1,05131,485−29.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,354191,783−24.1%
13Extracurricular Activities3358726825.0%
16Median Teacher Salary58,0001664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

Toms River Regional Schools is a comprehensive regional public school district primarily located in the quickly growing coastal community of Toms River, located in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, along the state's Jersey Shore. The district includes Toms River and the adjoining boroughs of Beachwood, Pine Beach and South Toms River.[3] It is the largest suburban school district in the state, and the fourth largest school district in New Jersey (after Newark, Jersey City and Paterson).[4] It is also the largest school district in the state that is not an Abbott District.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 18 schools, had an enrollment of 15,472 students and 1,171.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[1]

The district has three high schools -- Toms River High School South, Toms River High School North, and Toms River High School East—as well as three middle schools—Toms River Intermediate School East, Toms River Intermediate School North (formerly Intermediate West), and Toms River Intermediate School South. With the opening of Intermediate South in 2005, all sixth grade classes were shifted from the district's 12 elementary schools to the three middle schools in order to alleviate overcrowding. Also at that time, Intermediate West was renamed Intermediate North. Intermediate East and Intermediate North are currently the two most populous middle schools in New Jersey.

To raise money for the schools, the district created Toms River Fest, a major festival held during the summer in 2005, 2006 and 2008.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Toms River Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Toms River Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 17, 2020. "Toms River Regional is the largest suburban school district in the state, with a population of approximately 16,000 students learning in a pre-kindergarten early learning center, twelve elementary schools, three intermediate schools and three high schools. Despite its size, the district takes enormous pride in providing a neighborhood school concept with high-quality educational programs, facilities, and services for students from our four sending towns of Beachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River, and Toms River."
  4. ^ Ocean County Economic Development Fast Facts, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed July 12, 2012. "Toms River Regional School District in the largest suburban district in New Jersey, fourth largest overall with 18,000 students."
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.