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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
340438001488	101	Eastern Regional High School	Public	9-12	1401 Laurel Oak Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4441	1,898	145	13.1	11.1%	1,075 (56.6%)	230 (12.1%)	207 (10.9%)	265 (14.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (5.9%)	$13,338	$282	$13,056	65.4	58.6	122	21
340321002506	102	Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,412	95	14.8	12.7%	1,125 (79.7%)	76 (5.4%)	115 (8.1%)	60 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$7,784	$50	$7,734	65.4	58	125	23
341245000710	103	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	520	59	8.7	5.0%	376 (72.3%)	8 (1.5%)	93 (17.9%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$17,389	$20	$17,369	65.3	83.1	39	64
341263004860	104	Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,660	302	12.1	49.5%	703 (19.2%)	341 (9.3%)	2,194 (59.9%)	347 (9.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	69 (1.9%)	$17,412	$1,035	$16,377	65	67.6	87	17
340009000829	105	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,357	84	16.2	28.3%	129 (9.5%)	328 (24.2%)	218 (16.1%)	643 (47.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	$8,883	$325	$8,558	64.7	74	61	44
340300001418	106	Cherry Hill High School East	Public	9-12	1750 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-2222	2,093	143	14.6	14.0%	1,118 (53.4%)	147 (7.0%)	219 (10.5%)	497 (23.7%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (4.9%)	$7,332	$75	$7,257	64.6	50	158	52
341770000191	107	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,499	119	12.6	4.4%	221 (14.7%)	58 (3.9%)	68 (4.5%)	1,126 (75.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.6%)	$14,022	$110	$13,912	64.5	68.3	83	24
341521003610	108	South Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	750 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4044	2,728	197	13.8	13.6%	490 (18.0%)	185 (6.8%)	263 (9.6%)	1,724 (63.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	57 (2.1%)	$11,617	$66	$11,551	64.2	56	132	24
340077903353	109	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,428	86	16.6	66.3%	2 (0.1%)	267 (18.7%)	1,149 (80.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$8,250	$601	$7,649	63.8	59.5	118	9
341341003182	110	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	151 Moore Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4280	1,532	130	11.7	10.1%	706 (46.1%)	90 (5.9%)	226 (14.8%)	408 (26.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.5%)	$11,506		$11,506	63.6	55.8	133	23

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340438001488	101	Eastern Regional High School	Public	9-12	1401 Laurel Oak Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4441	1,898	145	13.1	11.1%	1,075 (56.6%)	230 (12.1%)	207 (10.9%)	265 (14.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (5.9%)	$13,338			$282			$13,056	65.4	58.6	122	21
340321002506	102	Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,412	95	14.8	12.7%	1,125 (79.7%)	76 (5.4%)	115 (8.1%)	60 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$7,784			$50			$7,734	65.4	58	125	23
341245000710	103	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	520	59	8.7	5.0%	376 (72.3%)	8 (1.5%)	93 (17.9%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$17,389			$20			$17,369	65.3	83.1	39	64
341263004860	104	Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,660	302	12.1	49.5%	703 (19.2%)	341 (9.3%)	2,194 (59.9%)	347 (9.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	69 (1.9%)	$17,412			$1,035			$16,377	65	67.6	87	17
340009000829	105	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,357	84	16.2	28.3%	129 (9.5%)	328 (24.2%)	218 (16.1%)	643 (47.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	64.7	74	61	44
340300001418	106	Cherry Hill High School East	Public	9-12	1750 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-2222	2,093	143	14.6	14.0%	1,118 (53.4%)	147 (7.0%)	219 (10.5%)	497 (23.7%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (4.9%)	$7,332			$75			$7,257	64.6	50	158	52
341770000191	107	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,499	119	12.6	4.4%	221 (14.7%)	58 (3.9%)	68 (4.5%)	1,126 (75.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.6%)	$14,022			$110			$13,912	64.5	68.3	83	24
341521003610	108	South Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	750 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4044	2,728	197	13.8	13.6%	490 (18.0%)	185 (6.8%)	263 (9.6%)	1,724 (63.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	57 (2.1%)	$11,617			$66			$11,551	64.2	56	132	24
340077903353	109	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,428	86	16.6	66.3%	2 (0.1%)	267 (18.7%)	1,149 (80.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$8,250			$601			$7,649	63.8	59.5	118	9
341341003182	110	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	151 Moore Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4280	1,532	130	11.7	10.1%	706 (46.1%)	90 (5.9%)	226 (14.8%)	408 (26.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.5%)	$11,506						$11,506	63.6	55.8	133	23