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Pinelands Regional High School

Summary:

Pinelands Regional High School is a public high school located in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,069 students. The school is part of the Pinelands Regional School District, which is ranked 504 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, Pinelands Regional High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 177 out of 416 New Jersey high schools in 2018-2019 to 293 out of 426 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2016-2017 to 1 star in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. While the school's Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students perform better than the overall student population, its White and Special Education students perform lower. Pinelands Regional High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.3% to 92.7%, and a low dropout rate between 1.2% and 1.8%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Cedar Creek High School and Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, Pinelands Regional High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking and test score proficiency, particularly in mathematics subjects. However, the school's graduation and dropout rates are comparable to or better than those of the nearby schools. Pinelands Regional High School faces challenges, including declining statewide rankings, lower test score proficiency, and high chronic absenteeism rates, but it maintains relatively strong graduation and dropout rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 565 Nugentown Road
       Little Egg Harbor, NJ  08087-0248

(609) 296-3106

District: Pinelands Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
293rd of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,248 Help


Feeder schools for Pinelands Regional High School:

Elementary:    Eagleswood Elementary School
    Frog Pond Elementary School
    George J. Mitchell Elementary School
    Tuckerton Elementary School
Middle:    Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  1,077

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.2%
Hispanic:
11.0%
African American:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.2% Help


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Compare Details Pinelands Regional High School ranks worse than 68.8% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.17. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pinelands Regional High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.2%), Hispanic (11%), African American (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pinelands Regional High School is 12.3. (See more...)
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Compare Pinelands Regional High School employs 87.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pinelands Regional High School is $17,248.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pinelands Regional High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinelands Regional High School 293rd of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See Pinelands Regional High School in the ranking list.)

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Pinelands Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinelands Regional School District 504th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pinelands Regional High School

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Rank History for all students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 63.73 143rd 343 58.3%
2004 57.16 181st 348 48.0%
2005 44.16 241st 351 31.3%
2006 45.63 252nd 357 29.4%
2007 49.82 231st 361 36.0%
2008 41.06 260th 359 27.6%
2009 45.18 253rd 370 31.6%
2010 47.10 257th 371 30.7%
2011 42.06 270th 378 28.6%
2012 39.22 292nd 388 24.7%
2013 44.50 282nd 396 28.8%
2014 43.59 304th 411 26.0%
2015 26.43 312th 406 23.2%
2016 20.18 354th 409 13.4%
2017 47.74 175th 411 57.4%
2018 43.54 194th 415 53.3%
2019 47.55 177th 416 57.5%
2021 29.52 268th 405 33.8%
2022 18.06 349th 415 15.9%
2023 18.79 340th 422 19.4%
2024 27.17 293rd 426 31.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.55 225th 355 36.6%
2019 45.97 153rd 349 56.2%
2021 22.98 275th 333 17.4%
2022 25.65 277th 344 19.5%
2023 17.34 326th 339 3.8%
2024 22.45 290th 349 16.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.19 105th 345 69.6%
2019 65.81 66th 347 81.0%
2021 33.44 227th 326 30.4%
2022 35.18 189th 324 41.7%
2023 30.38 243rd 344 29.4%
2024 33.16 222nd 350 36.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.64 200th 403 50.4%
2019 44.68 203rd 408 50.2%
2021 36.85 228th 402 43.3%
2022 17.93 345th 414 16.7%
2023 15.89 347th 416 16.6%
2024 25.79 292nd 416 29.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.74 198th 405 51.1%
2019 37.38 217th 407 46.7%
2021 32.70 247th 402 38.6%
2022 19.57 319th 410 22.2%
2023 19.42 317th 414 23.4%
2024 23.67 304th 415 26.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.69 121st 368 67.1%
2019 34.55 232nd 364 36.3%
2021 25.90 308th 374 17.6%
2022 15.59 357th 382 6.5%
2023 30.00 261st 385 32.2%
2024 41.60 191st 394 51.5%
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Rank History for White students at Pinelands Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.84 196th 340 42.4%
2019 29.95 219th 339 35.4%
2021 22.95 271st 336 19.3%
2022 11.56 314th 335 6.3%
2023 10.13 308th 335 8.1%
2024 18.48 279th 337 17.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Open Quote They have a great character counts program and service nearly 25% special ed population. Last year they were one of the only schools that sent 2 students to the Naval Academy. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Pinelands Regional High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1267 12 8 18 10 n/a n/a 0 1315
1989 1275 8 3 8 5 n/a n/a 0 1299
1990 1281 8 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1294
1991 1298 15 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1320
1992 822 5 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 836
1993 855 4 0 11 3 n/a n/a 0 873
1994 809 11 1 17 5 n/a n/a 0 843
1995 906 6 4 17 6 n/a n/a 0 939
1996 906 6 4 17 6 n/a n/a 0 939
1998 979 2 3 9 2 n/a n/a 0 995
1999 997 3 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1010
2000 978 2 2 7 0 n/a n/a 1 990
2001 992 3 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1007
2002 907 8 7 19 0 n/a n/a 0 941
2003 907 8 7 19 0 n/a n/a 0 941
2004 859 13 0 16 0 n/a n/a 0 888
2005 805 6 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2006 866 9 2 18 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2007 885 5 1 23 0 n/a n/a 0 914
2008 831 8 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 868
2009 885 15 2 30 0 0 0 0 932
2010 873 18 2 38 0 0 0 0 931
2011 877 20 5 37 1 0 0 0 940
2012 821 18 5 37 1 0 0 0 882
2013 754 23 13 38 1 0 0 0 829
2014 730 27 14 46 0 1 1 0 819
2015 726 20 14 52 0 2 1 0 815
2016 694 24 10 65 1 2 2 0 798
2017 711 21 11 73 1 2 1 0 820
2018 672 16 13 74 0 1 8 0 784
2019 636 19 13 62 0 1 13 0 744
2020 850 26 13 88 0 0 29 0 1006
2021 881 26 9 88 0 0 31 1 1036
2022 886 32 8 101 0 1 39 3 1070
2023 902 31 4 95 0 3 31 3 1069
2024 875 39 8 119 0 3 29 4 1077

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pinelands Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1315 97.0 13.5 n/a
1989 1299 98.0 13.2 n/a
1990 1294 99.0 13.0 10.3
1991 1320 106.0 12.4 9.3
1992 836 61.0 13.7 11.7
1993 873 55.6 15.7 12.3
1994 843 58.4 14.4 14.8
1995 939 59.0 15.9 15.9
1996 939 59.0 15.9 15.9
1998 995 70.5 14.1 16.3
1999 1010 76.5 13.2 15.5
2000 990 78.3 12.6 23.9
2001 1007 79.3 12.7 27.8
2002 941 75.7 12.4 21.7
2003 941 75.7 12.4 21.7
2004 888 73.3 12.1 21.5
2005 829 77.3 10.7 n/a
2006 895 79.3 11.3 19.9
2007 914 79.3 11.5 22.1
2008 868 57.0 15.2 22.8
2009 932 86.7 9.8 22.6
2010 931 75.0 12.4 28.5
2011 940 70.9 13.2 32.3
2012 882 85.2 10.3 33.7
2013 829 83.4 9.9 34.9
2014 819 80.4 10.1 42.4
2015 815 82.0 9.9 36.3
2016 798 77.0 10.3 34.7
2017 820 73.7 11.1 36
2018 784 70.6 11.1 39.9
2019 744 75.9 9.8 38.2
2020 1006 91.2 11.0 37.9
2021 1036 87.4 11.8 40.7
2022 1070 90.0 11.8 40.6
2023 1069 87.0 12.2 40.4
2024 1077 87.3 12.3 45.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pinelands Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1315 97.0 13.5 n/a
1989 1299 98.0 13.2 n/a
1990 1294 99.0 13.0 10.3
1991 1320 106.0 12.4 9.3
1992 836 61.0 13.7 11.7
1993 873 55.6 15.7 12.3
1994 843 58.4 14.4 14.8
1995 939 59.0 15.9 15.9
1996 939 59.0 15.9 15.9
1998 995 70.5 14.1 16.3
1999 1010 76.5 13.2 15.5
2000 990 78.3 12.6 23.9
2001 1007 79.3 12.7 27.8
2002 941 75.7 12.4 21.7
2003 941 75.7 12.4 21.7
2004 888 73.3 12.1 21.5
2005 829 77.3 10.7 n/a
2006 895 79.3 11.3 19.9
2007 914 79.3 11.5 22.1
2008 868 57.0 15.2 22.8
2009 932 86.7 9.8 22.6
2010 931 75.0 12.4 28.5
2011 940 70.9 13.2 32.3
2012 882 85.2 10.3 33.7
2013 829 83.4 9.9 34.9
2014 819 80.4 10.1 42.4
2015 815 82.0 9.9 36.3
2016 798 77.0 10.3 34.7
2017 820 73.7 11.1 36
2018 784 70.6 11.1 39.9
2019 744 75.9 9.8 38.2
2020 1006 91.2 11.0 37.9
2021 1036 87.4 11.8 40.7
2022 1070 90.0 11.8 40.6
2023 1069 87.0 12.2 40.4
2024 1077 87.3 12.3 45.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pinelands Regional High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $701 (4.1%) $16,547 (95.9%) $17,248

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pinelands Regional High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 177th of 416 High schoolsRanks 340th of 422 High schools
 38%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Pinelands Regional High School)144.8
 9.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Pinelands Regional School District)35.716
 19.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Pinelands Regional High School)17.319.4
 2.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Pinelands Regional School District)35.120.6
 14.5%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students7441069
 43.7%
African American1931
 63.2%
American Indian00
Asian134
 69.2%
Hispanic6295
 53.2%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White636902
 41.8%
Two or More Races1331
 138.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.2%40.4%
 2.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pinelands Regional High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,077 students attended Pinelands Regional High School.

Students at Pinelands Regional High School are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Pinelands Regional High School ranks 293rd of 426 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Pinelands Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eagleswood Elementary School
Elementary : Frog Pond Elementary School
Elementary : George J. Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Tuckerton Elementary School
Middle : Pinelands Regional Junior High School


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