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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 422)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
340330004762	321	Clifton High School	Public	9-12	333 Colfax Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2312	3,059	221	13.8	62.2%	778 (25.4%)	129 (4.2%)	1,952 (63.8%)	163 (5.3%)	19 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.5%)	$12,104			$05			$12,099	22.7	22.4	318	3
340273001712	322	Cape May County Technical High School	Public	9-12	188 Crest Haven Rd	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Cape May County Technical High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 380-0200	553	65	8.5	30.0%	427 (77.2%)	15 (2.7%)	81 (14.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$17,443			$656			$16,787	22.4	38.9	223	99
340912005064	323	Pennsville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	110 S Broadway	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	462	45	10.1	29.4%	345 (74.7%)	30 (6.5%)	60 (13.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$16,929			$294			$16,635	21.8	16.2	364	41
340007000529	324	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,096	270	22.5	88.6%	4 (0.1%)	4,826 (79.2%)	913 (15.0%)	3 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	344 (5.6%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	21.7	13.3	380	56
340654005933	325	Hamilton North - Nottingham	Public	9-12	1055 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4161	1,005	89	11.3	45.7%	245 (24.4%)	275 (27.4%)	430 (42.8%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	$10,323			$26			$10,297	21.5	21.6	320	5
340861005556	326	Linden High School	Public	9-12	121 West St. Georges Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5432	1,801	141	12.8	54.2%	248 (13.8%)	612 (34.0%)	843 (46.8%)	36 (2.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.1%)	$8,990			$162			$8,828	21.4	17.2	354	28
341806000437	327	Winslow Township High School	Public	9-12	10 Cooper Folly Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-1850	1,273	113	11.3	41.8%	195 (15.3%)	765 (60.1%)	226 (17.8%)	41 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	38 (3.0%)	$11,524			$414			$11,110	21.3	20.1	332	5
340390002512	328	Deptford Township High School	Public	9-12	575 S Fox Run Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 232-2713	1,084	85	12.7	28.9%	533 (49.2%)	291 (26.8%)	182 (16.8%)	73 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,367			$53			$8,314	20.8	32.3	258	70
340783002774	329	James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,348	92	14.7	59.2%	140 (10.4%)	324 (24.0%)	750 (55.6%)	113 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	12 (0.9%)	$14,071			$548			$13,523	20.8	19.2	338	9
340210005144	330	Bound Brook High School	Public	9-12	111 West Union Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 652-7950	677	50	13.5	67.4%	88 (13.0%)	69 (10.2%)	495 (73.1%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	$9,392			$15			$9,377	20.4	17	357	27

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.