Pinelands Regional High School

Pinelands Regional High School operates as a mid-sized senior high in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, run under Pinelands Regional School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,063 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Pinelands Regional School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,563 students. Pinelands Regional High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pinelands Regional High School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ocean County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Pinelands Regional High School logs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Pinelands Regional High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household income runs about $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Pinelands Regional High School is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

Pinelands Regional Jr. High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinelands Regional High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pinelands Regional High School's enrollment has increased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 1,063). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 79%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.