Southern Regional Middle School

Southern Regional Middle School, a medium-sized intermediate school in MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey, part of Southern Regional School District, educates 865 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

Southern Regional School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 2,685 students. Southern Regional Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southern Regional Middle School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southern Regional Middle School has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at Southern Regional Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ocean County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Southern Regional Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

Across the wider county, Ocean County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Regional High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southern Regional Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Southern Regional Middle School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 944 (now 865). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 82%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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