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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
340561003802	141	Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,740	115	15.1	9.7%	1,343 (77.2%)	27 (1.6%)	181 (10.4%)	161 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	$9,632	$30	$9,602	55.9	60.4	116	25
340604002570	142	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	1,639	110	14.9	12.3%	1,218 (74.3%)	80 (4.9%)	152 (9.3%)	94 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (5.1%)	$11,295	$556	$10,739	55.6	52.7	146	4
341356000726	143	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,188	118	10.1	1.9%	990 (83.3%)	15 (1.3%)	93 (7.8%)	62 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.0%)	$15,831	$15	$15,816	55	58.9	119	24
340531000442	144	Fort Lee High School	Public	9-12	3000 Lemoine Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4675	1,179	84	14	14.9%	329 (27.9%)	63 (5.3%)	282 (23.9%)	480 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.8%)	$10,393	$208	$10,185	55	46.9	171	27
340798002580	145	Kingsway Regional High School	Public	9-12	201 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	1,984	138	14.3	15.1%	1,461 (73.6%)	237 (11.9%)	186 (9.4%)	84 (4.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	$7,679	$85	$7,594	54.5	43.4	192	47
340561003800	146	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	1,905	130	14.6	13.4%	1,367 (71.8%)	74 (3.9%)	318 (16.7%)	71 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	$9,633	$30	$9,603	54.3	44.1	184	38
341188002378	147	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	1,190	89	13.3	13.4%	638 (53.6%)	39 (3.3%)	367 (30.8%)	120 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.1%)	$12,615	$225	$12,390	54.1	52	150	3
340480002074	148	Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,148	94	12.2	79.8%	8 (0.7%)	548 (47.7%)	573 (49.9%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,605	$479	$8,126	53.7	49.7	160	12
341098004398	149	Mount Olive High School	Public	9-12	18 Corey Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2208	1,511	117	12.8	17.3%	820 (54.3%)	122 (8.1%)	318 (21.0%)	193 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.4%)	$10,202	$162	$10,040	53.5	62.4	107	42
340757003468	150	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	209	3	69.6	38.3%	38 (18.2%)	20 (9.6%)	133 (63.6%)	10 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)				53.2	40.8	203	53

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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)
340561003802	141	Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,740	115	15.1	9.7%	1,343 (77.2%)	27 (1.6%)	181 (10.4%)	161 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	$9,632			$30			$9,602	55.9	60.4	116	25
340604002570	142	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	1,639	110	14.9	12.3%	1,218 (74.3%)	80 (4.9%)	152 (9.3%)	94 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (5.1%)	$11,295			$556			$10,739	55.6	52.7	146	4
341356000726	143	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,188	118	10.1	1.9%	990 (83.3%)	15 (1.3%)	93 (7.8%)	62 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.0%)	$15,831			$15			$15,816	55	58.9	119	24
340531000442	144	Fort Lee High School	Public	9-12	3000 Lemoine Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4675	1,179	84	14	14.9%	329 (27.9%)	63 (5.3%)	282 (23.9%)	480 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.8%)	$10,393			$208			$10,185	55	46.9	171	27
340798002580	145	Kingsway Regional High School	Public	9-12	201 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	1,984	138	14.3	15.1%	1,461 (73.6%)	237 (11.9%)	186 (9.4%)	84 (4.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	$7,679			$85			$7,594	54.5	43.4	192	47
340561003800	146	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	1,905	130	14.6	13.4%	1,367 (71.8%)	74 (3.9%)	318 (16.7%)	71 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	$9,633			$30			$9,603	54.3	44.1	184	38
341188002378	147	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	1,190	89	13.3	13.4%	638 (53.6%)	39 (3.3%)	367 (30.8%)	120 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.1%)	$12,615			$225			$12,390	54.1	52	150	3
340480002074	148	Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,148	94	12.2	79.8%	8 (0.7%)	548 (47.7%)	573 (49.9%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,605			$479			$8,126	53.7	49.7	160	12
341098004398	149	Mount Olive High School	Public	9-12	18 Corey Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2208	1,511	117	12.8	17.3%	820 (54.3%)	122 (8.1%)	318 (21.0%)	193 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.4%)	$10,202			$162			$10,040	53.5	62.4	107	42
340757003468	150	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	209	3	69.6	38.3%	38 (18.2%)	20 (9.6%)	133 (63.6%)	10 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								53.2	40.8	203	53