Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey)

Mainland Regional High School
Address
Map
1301 Oak Avenue

, ,
08221

United States
Coordinates39°20′45″N 74°34′31″W / 39.34591°N 74.575392°W / 39.34591; -74.575392
Information
SuperintendentMark Marrone
NCES School ID340936000158[1]
Faculty110.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,181 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
District Factor GroupDE
Websitemainlandregional.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,11431$18,89117.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,1432515,5923.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,551328,8078.4%
6Support Services2,255212,294−1.7%
8Administrative Cost1,26721,592−20.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,941211,954−0.7%
13Extracurricular Activities920308735.4%
16Median Teacher Salary85,7154571,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Mainland Regional High School
Location
Map
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1961
NCES School ID340936000158[1]
PrincipalMark Marrone
Faculty110.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,181 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Color(s)  Kelly green
  white[3]
Athletics conferenceCape-Atlantic League (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameMustangs[3]
NewspaperHoofprints[4]
YearbookMontage[5]

Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in grades nine through twelve from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving a total population of over 25,000 in the three communities.[6][7] The high school is located in Linwood. Mainland Regional High School has been recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[8][9] The school is the only facility of the Mainland Regional High School District.[10][11][12]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,181 students and 110.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. There were 191 students (16.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (2.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The school is fully accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.

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.[13]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i School data for Mainland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hoofprints/Newspaper Club, Mainland Regional High School. Accessed April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Montage (Yearbook), Mainland Regional High School. Accessed April 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Mainland Regional High School 2016-17 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Mainland Regional High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students serving the communities of Somers Point, Northfield and Linwood, New Jersey. Mainland is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education."
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CAFR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  9. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  10. ^ Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Mainalnd Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Mainland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2014.