Matawan Regional High School

As a reasonably sized secondary school in ABERDEEN, New Jersey, Matawan Regional High School enrolls 1,038 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District.

Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,912 students; Matawan Regional High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Matawan Regional High School records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Matawan Regional High School has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Matawan Regional High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 38.0%.

Across the wider county, Monmouth County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Matawan Regional High School is one.

The closest other public school is Lloyd Road Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Matawan Regional High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Matawan Regional High School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,072 (now 1,038). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 15% to 24% over that span.

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