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Monroe Township, NJ
Public School Ratings




Monroe 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


Monroe Township School District details

Monroe Township School District
423 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

6,906 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Monroe Township School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.5% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
68%
45%
69%
52%
66%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Applegarth Elementary School
227 Applegarth Rd
Monroe Twp, NJ, 08831
04-05
Barclay Brook School
358 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Twp, NJ, 08831
PK-02
Brookside Elementary School
370 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ, 08831
03-05
Mill Lake School
115 Monmouth Road
Monroe Twp, NJ, 08831
PK-03
Monroe Township High School
200 Schoolhouse Road
Monroe Township, NJ, 08831
09-12
Monroe Township Middle School
1629 Perrineville Road
Monroe Township, NJ, 08831
06-08
Oak Tree Elementary School
226 Applegarth Road
Monroe Township, NJ, 08831
PK-03
Woodland School
42 Harrison Ave
Monroe Township, NJ, 08831
04-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.8% 39.1%
Black 3.7% 14.9%
Hispanic 10.0% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 52.5% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 8.6% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 6.4% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,772 $95,110,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $17,164,000 10.4%
Staff $606 $4,183,000 2.5%
General Administration $273 $1,888,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,096 $7,572,000 4.6%
Operation $2,051 $14,165,000 8.6%
Transportation $998 $6,895,000 4.2%
Other $500 $3,454,000 2.1%
Total Support $8,011 $55,321,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,037 $14,069,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $23,820 $164,500,000 100.0%
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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