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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)
341536003632	141	South Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	200 Lake Street	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	1,097	97	11.2	25.5%	422 (38.5%)	138 (12.6%)	364 (33.2%)	148 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.5%)	$6,934						$6,934	53.7	53.6	141
341329004692	142	Point Pleasant Borough High School	Public	9-12	830 Laura Herbert Dr	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 701-1900	898	81	11	9.5%	809 (90.1%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,364			$41			$13,323	53.6	50.4	151	9
340252004166	143	Butler High School	Public	9-12	38 Bartholdi Avenue	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2000	480	41	11.6	23.1%	314 (65.4%)	11 (2.3%)	135 (28.1%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,105			$25			$20,080	53.2	55.9	126	17
340267001414	144	Camden County Technical School-GTC	Public	9-12	343 Berlin Cross Keys Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7000	1,394	124	11.2	36.2%	643 (46.1%)	306 (22.0%)	303 (21.7%)	60 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.9%)	$16,079			$1,561			$14,518	53.1	44.9	176	32
340071502923	145	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,253	82	15.2	53.0%	372 (29.7%)	132 (10.5%)	635 (50.7%)	101 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	52.8	58	119	26
340604002570	146	Gloucester County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	1360 Tanyard Road	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-1445	1,609	110	14.6	9.6%	1,204 (74.8%)	77 (4.8%)	136 (8.5%)	97 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (5.3%)	$11,295			$556			$10,739	52.7	52.7	146
340840003152	147	Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,207	98	12.2	32.0%	462 (38.3%)	192 (15.9%)	292 (24.2%)	199 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.6%)	$14,745			$110			$14,635	52.5	45.1	173	26
340849001096	148	Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	600 Tabernacle Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-7544	1,465	117	12.5	5.8%	1,204 (82.2%)	34 (2.3%)	118 (8.1%)	48 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.0%)	$11,884						$11,884	52.4	49.3	156	8
340630005814	149	Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	926	73	12.7	18.9%	572 (61.8%)	38 (4.1%)	255 (27.5%)	30 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	$13,359			$163			$13,196	52.3	48.4	160	11
341188002378	150	Nutley High School	Public	9-12	300 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8824	1,132	94	12	11.0%	646 (57.1%)	28 (2.5%)	319 (28.2%)	119 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.5%)	$12,615			$225			$12,390	52	55.6	130	20

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.