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Buena Regional School District

914 Main Avenue
Richland, NJ 08350
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 332 students in Buena Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Buena Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
1,613 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
142 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Buena Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#597 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
15%
38%
24%
49%
8%
23%
87%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.61
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
30%
38%
% Black
12%
18%
% White
54%
32%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $31,212 is higher than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,712 is higher than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$31,212
$26,940
Spending / Student
$30,712
$25,837

Best Buena Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Buena Regional Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
175 Weymouth Rd
Buena, NJ 08310
(856) 697-0100
Gr: 6-8 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 50%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,613 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 46%
  • : 87% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 15% (Btm 50%)
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • : 8% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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