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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)	ID
1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	195 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 978-8439	273	21	13	7.0%	186 (68.1%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.0%)	50 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,615	$42	$12,573	100	93.8	9	8	341198000559
2	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	288	26	11	57.6%	77 (26.7%)	33 (11.5%)	42 (14.6%)	122 (42.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,826	$349	$9,477	97.2	96.8	2		340783003121
3	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	676	66	10.2	8.9%	233 (34.5%)	59 (8.7%)	124 (18.3%)	252 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,807		$17,807	94	94.1	8	5	340147000262
4	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	303	15	20.1	6.6%	89 (29.4%)	34 (11.2%)	65 (21.5%)	101 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$8,671	$36	$8,635	93.9	90	17	13	341804006134
5	PCTI STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	885	81	10.9	34.0%	242 (27.3%)	63 (7.1%)	381 (43.1%)	174 (19.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)				93.6	93.3	11	6	341263003477
6	Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	311	15	20.9	6.4%	88 (28.3%)	19 (6.1%)	70 (22.5%)	123 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$8,753	$36	$8,717	93.4	95.9	5	1	341804000214
7	Communications High School	Public	9-12	1740 New Bedford Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 681-1010	299	29	10.3	1.0%	220 (73.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.0%)	29 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$16,390	$333	$16,057	92.6	96.2	4	3	341750000409
8	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	304	16	19.3	8.2%	99 (32.6%)	39 (12.8%)	67 (22.0%)	90 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,221	$35	$8,186	92	97.1	1	7	341804000584
9	High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	284	22	12.9	3.5%	94 (33.1%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.3%)	161 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,345	$341	$16,004	92	90.3	16	7	341750006095
10	Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,393	132	10.5	1.4%	649 (46.6%)	41 (2.9%)	63 (4.5%)	571 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.8%)	$16,959	$34	$16,925	91.5	92.5	12	2	341020002148

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJGPA English Language Arts, NJGPA Mathematics, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, 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.
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Educational resources:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 429)	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)	ID
1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	195 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 978-8439	273	21	13	7.0%	186 (68.1%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.0%)	50 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,615			$42			$12,573	100	93.8	9	8		341198000559
2	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	288	26	11	57.6%	77 (26.7%)	33 (11.5%)	42 (14.6%)	122 (42.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	97.2	96.8	2			340783003121
3	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	676	66	10.2	8.9%	233 (34.5%)	59 (8.7%)	124 (18.3%)	252 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,807						$17,807	94	94.1	8	5		340147000262
4	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	303	15	20.1	6.6%	89 (29.4%)	34 (11.2%)	65 (21.5%)	101 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$8,671			$36			$8,635	93.9	90	17	13		341804006134
5	PCTI STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	885	81	10.9	34.0%	242 (27.3%)	63 (7.1%)	381 (43.1%)	174 (19.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)								93.6	93.3	11	6		341263003477
6	Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	311	15	20.9	6.4%	88 (28.3%)	19 (6.1%)	70 (22.5%)	123 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$8,753			$36			$8,717	93.4	95.9	5	1		341804000214
7	Communications High School	Public	9-12	1740 New Bedford Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 681-1010	299	29	10.3	1.0%	220 (73.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.0%)	29 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$16,390			$333			$16,057	92.6	96.2	4	3		341750000409
8	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	304	16	19.3	8.2%	99 (32.6%)	39 (12.8%)	67 (22.0%)	90 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,221			$35			$8,186	92	97.1	1	7		341804000584
9	High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	284	22	12.9	3.5%	94 (33.1%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.3%)	161 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,345			$341			$16,004	92	90.3	16	7		341750006095
10	Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,393	132	10.5	1.4%	649 (46.6%)	41 (2.9%)	63 (4.5%)	571 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.8%)	$16,959			$34			$16,925	91.5	92.5	12	2		341020002148