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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)
340699004806	261	Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	602	56	10.8	29.4%	307 (51.0%)	27 (4.5%)	248 (41.2%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,194			$45			$12,149	31.9	30.1	273	12
340757003198	262	Academy of Technology Design	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6331	173	3	55.8	48.6%	29 (16.8%)	17 (9.8%)	94 (54.3%)	24 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.0%)								31.8	16.5	361	99
340342001474	263	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	31.6	37.9	229	34
341647000557	264	Barnegat High School	Public	9-12	180 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7510	983	88	11.1	29.6%	619 (63.0%)	108 (11.0%)	205 (20.9%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	$6,736			$1,003			$5,733	31.5	29.7	276	12
341257004858	265	Passaic Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 East Main Street	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 890-2500	1,039	83	12.4	30.8%	529 (50.9%)	35 (3.4%)	402 (38.7%)	53 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.5%)	$15,358			$176			$15,182	31.4	30.9	268	3
340783003378	266	Innovation High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1504	272	28	9.7	57.4%	46 (16.9%)	97 (35.7%)	71 (26.1%)	51 (18.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,809			$344			$9,465	31.1	34.2	249	17
341707002640	267	Washington Township High School	Public	9-12	519 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8500	2,075	173	11.9	18.3%	1,492 (71.9%)	188 (9.1%)	197 (9.5%)	97 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (4.2%)	$11,737			$312			$11,425	30.9	17.5	352	85
340003200302	268	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	300	28	10.6	21.0%	151 (50.3%)	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	30.8	25.6	297	29
340480002080	269	Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	344	39	8.8	79.1%	6 (1.7%)	130 (37.8%)	200 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,110			$420			$12,690	30.8	40.1	214	55
340177001338	270	Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	250 Schubert Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4500	1,132	95	11.8	29.3%	682 (60.2%)	113 (10.0%)	203 (17.9%)	85 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.9%)	$10,893			$599			$10,294	30.3	23.6	309	39

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.