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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
340783002778	11	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	698	45	15.4	34.0%	135 (19.3%)	97 (13.9%)	111 (15.9%)	304 (43.6%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$11,528	$339	$11,189	91.3	96.5	3	8
341750005989	12	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	273	27	10.1	1.8%	208 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.7%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$16,104	$348	$15,756	91.1	89.8	19	7
341750000163	13	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	304	22	13.8	2.0%	131 (43.1%)	9 (3.0%)	20 (6.6%)	128 (42.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$16,078	$350	$15,728	90.8	94.8	7	6
341227003506	14	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	168	16	10.8	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	90 (53.6%)	75 (44.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)				90.4	76.5	53	39
341750006121	15	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	320	27	11.8	1.3%	98 (30.6%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	195 (60.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$16,641	$352	$16,289	90.2	91.4	13	2
340147003341	16	Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	324	18	18	14.5%	149 (46.0%)	20 (6.2%)	88 (27.2%)	63 (19.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,049		$17,049	90	90.5	14	2
340147000250	17	Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,116	91	12.3	5.5%	349 (31.3%)	41 (3.7%)	91 (8.2%)	630 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,595	$163	$18,432	89.7	93.8	10	7
341072004348	18	Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	839	76	11.1	5.6%	376 (44.8%)	11 (1.3%)	125 (14.9%)	291 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)	$13,307	$971	$12,336	89	87.1	24	6
341173000646	19	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,261	113	11.1	0.7%	873 (69.2%)	14 (1.1%)	122 (9.7%)	202 (16.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.3%)	$15,404	$224	$15,180	89	87.1	22	3
341176000650	20	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	1,022	95	10.7	1.0%	585 (57.2%)	12 (1.2%)	79 (7.7%)	300 (29.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.9%)	$15,340	$80	$15,260	88.6	90	18	2

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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)
340783002778	11	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	698	45	15.4	34.0%	135 (19.3%)	97 (13.9%)	111 (15.9%)	304 (43.6%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$11,528			$339			$11,189	91.3	96.5	3	8
341750005989	12	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	273	27	10.1	1.8%	208 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.7%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$16,104			$348			$15,756	91.1	89.8	19	7
341750000163	13	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	304	22	13.8	2.0%	131 (43.1%)	9 (3.0%)	20 (6.6%)	128 (42.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$16,078			$350			$15,728	90.8	94.8	7	6
341227003506	14	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	168	16	10.8	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	90 (53.6%)	75 (44.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								90.4	76.5	53	39
341750006121	15	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	320	27	11.8	1.3%	98 (30.6%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	195 (60.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$16,641			$352			$16,289	90.2	91.4	13	2
340147003341	16	Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	324	18	18	14.5%	149 (46.0%)	20 (6.2%)	88 (27.2%)	63 (19.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,049						$17,049	90	90.5	14	2
340147000250	17	Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,116	91	12.3	5.5%	349 (31.3%)	41 (3.7%)	91 (8.2%)	630 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,595			$163			$18,432	89.7	93.8	10	7
341072004348	18	Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	839	76	11.1	5.6%	376 (44.8%)	11 (1.3%)	125 (14.9%)	291 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)	$13,307			$971			$12,336	89	87.1	24	6
341173000646	19	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,261	113	11.1	0.7%	873 (69.2%)	14 (1.1%)	122 (9.7%)	202 (16.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.3%)	$15,404			$224			$15,180	89	87.1	22	3
341176000650	20	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	1,022	95	10.7	1.0%	585 (57.2%)	12 (1.2%)	79 (7.7%)	300 (29.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.9%)	$15,340			$80			$15,260	88.6	90	18	2