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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
161	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,275	117	10.8	13.4%	763 (59.8%)	53 (4.2%)	267 (20.9%)	162 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	$11,061	$12	$11,049	57.3	56.4	164	3	341365004486
162	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	831	78	10.6	15.8%	710 (85.4%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	$13,364	$41	$13,323	57.2	65.3	123	39	341329004692
163	Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,261	125	10.1	40.9%	599 (47.5%)	48 (3.8%)	562 (44.6%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	$16,802	$442	$16,360	57.1	55.9	167	4	341375004084
164	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	1,044	93	11.2	36.3%	348 (33.3%)	140 (13.4%)	385 (36.9%)	141 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	19 (1.8%)	$6,934		$6,934	57.1	59.4	150	14	341536003632
165	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	1,230	93	13.2	73.4%	23 (1.9%)	635 (51.6%)	547 (44.5%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,605	$479	$8,126	57.1	59.2	152	13	340480002074
166	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,714	190	35.3	86.7%	70 (1.0%)	5,464 (81.4%)	1,046 (15.6%)	19 (0.3%)	30 (0.4%)	3 (0.0%)	81 (1.2%)	$10,058	$1,071	$8,987	56.4	49.8	202	36	340002400289
167	North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	634	46	13.7	36.3%	268 (42.3%)	12 (1.9%)	328 (51.7%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,528	$64	$9,464	56.1	49.1	208	41	341143000636
168	Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,813	123	14.7	19.5%	1,253 (69.1%)	88 (4.9%)	300 (16.5%)	110 (6.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	$9,748	$146	$9,602	55.9	57.1	160	8	340561003798
169	Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	556	52	10.6	15.1%	452 (81.3%)	8 (1.4%)	72 (12.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$16,545	$432	$16,113	55.4	57.8	157	12	341494004100
170	Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology	Public	9-12	746 Sanford Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 695-3748	414	30	13.8	79.5%	15 (3.6%)	254 (61.4%)	119 (28.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)				55.1			(n/a)	341134003529

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 433)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
161	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,275	117	10.8	13.4%	763 (59.8%)	53 (4.2%)	267 (20.9%)	162 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	$11,061			$12			$11,049	57.3	56.4	164	3		341365004486
162	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	831	78	10.6	15.8%	710 (85.4%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	$13,364			$41			$13,323	57.2	65.3	123	39		341329004692
163	Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,261	125	10.1	40.9%	599 (47.5%)	48 (3.8%)	562 (44.6%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	$16,802			$442			$16,360	57.1	55.9	167	4		341375004084
164	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	1,044	93	11.2	36.3%	348 (33.3%)	140 (13.4%)	385 (36.9%)	141 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	19 (1.8%)	$6,934						$6,934	57.1	59.4	150	14		341536003632
165	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	1,230	93	13.2	73.4%	23 (1.9%)	635 (51.6%)	547 (44.5%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,605			$479			$8,126	57.1	59.2	152	13		340480002074
166	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,714	190	35.3	86.7%	70 (1.0%)	5,464 (81.4%)	1,046 (15.6%)	19 (0.3%)	30 (0.4%)	3 (0.0%)	81 (1.2%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	56.4	49.8	202	36		340002400289
167	North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	634	46	13.7	36.3%	268 (42.3%)	12 (1.9%)	328 (51.7%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,528			$64			$9,464	56.1	49.1	208	41		341143000636
168	Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,813	123	14.7	19.5%	1,253 (69.1%)	88 (4.9%)	300 (16.5%)	110 (6.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	$9,748			$146			$9,602	55.9	57.1	160	8		340561003798
169	Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	556	52	10.6	15.1%	452 (81.3%)	8 (1.4%)	72 (12.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$16,545			$432			$16,113	55.4	57.8	157	12		341494004100
170	Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology	Public	9-12	746 Sanford Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 695-3748	414	30	13.8	79.5%	15 (3.6%)	254 (61.4%)	119 (28.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)								55.1			(n/a)		341134003529