Southern Regional High School

Set in MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey, Southern Regional High School is an expansive high school, run under Southern Regional School District. It teaches 1,820 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 96% larger than typical.

Southern Regional School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 2,685 students; Southern Regional High School is among them.

Demographically, Southern Regional High School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Ocean County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ocean County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southern Regional High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.7%; actual is 37.0%, a gap of -15.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Ocean County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Southern Regional High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Regional Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southern Regional High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 1,941 students in 2018 compared to 1,820 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 83% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.