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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
341548004710	201	Southern Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	1,845	154	11.9	17.2%	1,598 (86.6%)	33 (1.8%)	171 (9.3%)	21 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.1%)	$12,241	$93	$12,148	43.3	42	200	1
340280000300	202	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	771	59	13.1	21.5%	288 (37.4%)	64 (8.3%)	320 (41.5%)	90 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,979	$434	$16,545	43.2	49.8	159	43
340975003958	203	Matawan Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Atlantic Avenue	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5200	1,146	96	11.9	21.6%	653 (57.0%)	128 (11.2%)	245 (21.4%)	74 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.7%)	$14,800	$132	$14,668	43	44	186	17
341509005284	204	Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,109	95	11.7	16.1%	631 (56.9%)	86 (7.8%)	261 (23.5%)	75 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.6%)	$10,063	$35	$10,028	42.9	43.8	190	14
341692000898	205	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	571	38	15.1	32.0%	359 (62.9%)	10 (1.8%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056	$47	$9,009	42.8	49	161	44
340522001082	206	Florence Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1050 Cedar Lane	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4620	484	36	13.5	28.3%	264 (54.5%)	105 (21.7%)	52 (10.7%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,740	$05	$8,735	42	37.5	224	18
340099000034	207	Atlantic County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	5080 Atlantic Avenue	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 625-2249	1,759	144	12.2	55.0%	582 (33.1%)	248 (14.1%)	686 (39.0%)	137 (7.8%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	86 (4.9%)	$8,517	$636	$7,881	41.6	38.2	219	12
340342001474	208	Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	809	67	12	34.9%	400 (49.4%)	115 (14.2%)	246 (30.4%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$11,007	$433	$10,574	41.6	31.6	263	55
340423002040	209	East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	568	41	13.8	60.4%	2 (0.4%)	512 (90.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,197	$272	$11,925	41.5	46.5	172	37
341362001230	210	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	520 Jacksonville Road	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0830	1,981	144	13.7	24.8%	906 (45.7%)	491 (24.8%)	326 (16.5%)	83 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	165 (8.3%)	$11,409	$117	$11,292	41.1	42	201	9

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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)
341548004710	201	Southern Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	1,845	154	11.9	17.2%	1,598 (86.6%)	33 (1.8%)	171 (9.3%)	21 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.1%)	$12,241			$93			$12,148	43.3	42	200	1
340280000300	202	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	771	59	13.1	21.5%	288 (37.4%)	64 (8.3%)	320 (41.5%)	90 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,979			$434			$16,545	43.2	49.8	159	43
340975003958	203	Matawan Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Atlantic Avenue	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5200	1,146	96	11.9	21.6%	653 (57.0%)	128 (11.2%)	245 (21.4%)	74 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.7%)	$14,800			$132			$14,668	43	44	186	17
341509005284	204	Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,109	95	11.7	16.1%	631 (56.9%)	86 (7.8%)	261 (23.5%)	75 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.6%)	$10,063			$35			$10,028	42.9	43.8	190	14
341692000898	205	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	571	38	15.1	32.0%	359 (62.9%)	10 (1.8%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056			$47			$9,009	42.8	49	161	44
340522001082	206	Florence Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1050 Cedar Lane	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4620	484	36	13.5	28.3%	264 (54.5%)	105 (21.7%)	52 (10.7%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,740			$05			$8,735	42	37.5	224	18
340099000034	207	Atlantic County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	5080 Atlantic Avenue	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 625-2249	1,759	144	12.2	55.0%	582 (33.1%)	248 (14.1%)	686 (39.0%)	137 (7.8%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	86 (4.9%)	$8,517			$636			$7,881	41.6	38.2	219	12
340342001474	208	Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	809	67	12	34.9%	400 (49.4%)	115 (14.2%)	246 (30.4%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$11,007			$433			$10,574	41.6	31.6	263	55
340423002040	209	East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	568	41	13.8	60.4%	2 (0.4%)	512 (90.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,197			$272			$11,925	41.5	46.5	172	37
341362001230	210	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	520 Jacksonville Road	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0830	1,981	144	13.7	24.8%	906 (45.7%)	491 (24.8%)	326 (16.5%)	83 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	165 (8.3%)	$11,409			$117			$11,292	41.1	42	201	9