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Manchester Township, NJ
Public School Ratings




Manchester Township Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Manchester Township School District details

Manchester Township School District
121 Route 539
Whiting, NJ 08759

2,926 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Manchester Township School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.6% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
45%
43%
52%
24%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Manchester Regional Day School
890 Toms River Road
Jackson, NJ, 08527
PK-12
Manchester Township Elementary School
101 N Colonial Drive
Manchester, NJ, 08733
PK-05
Manchester Township High School
101 Hawks Way
Manchester, NJ, 08759
09-12
Manchester Township Middle School
2759 Ridgeway Rd
Manchester, NJ, 08759
06-08
Ridgeway Elementary School
2861 Ridgeway Rd
Manchester, NJ, 08759
PK-05
Whiting Elementary School
412 Manchester Blvd
Whiting, NJ, 08759
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.7% 39.1%
Black 9.8% 14.9%
Hispanic 34.1% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.2% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 37.2% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,386 $42,093,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,929 $5,643,000 7.4%
Staff $932 $2,727,000 3.6%
General Administration $264 $772,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,139 $3,334,000 4.4%
Operation $2,224 $6,506,000 8.5%
Transportation $1,826 $5,344,000 7.0%
Other $528 $1,544,000 2.0%
Total Support $8,841 $25,870,000 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,947 $8,624,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $26,175 $76,587,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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