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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in New Jersey

200 public high schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School leads the list at -55.0%, against a median of -8.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
200
New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-55.0%
Median Enrollment change
-8.2%
FASTEST DECLINING · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Academy for Urban Leadership Charter SchoolPerth Amboy, NJAcademy for Urban Leadership Charter School576259-55.0%
2Camden Big Picture Learning AcademyCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District249150-39.8%
3Indian Hills High SchoolOAKLAND, NJRamapo Indian Hills Regional High School District1,109668-39.8%
4Creative Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District345209-39.4%
5Eastside High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District784512-34.7%
6Belvidere High SchoolBELVIDERE, NJBelvidere School District458303-33.8%
7High Tech High SchoolSecaucus, NJHudson County Schools of Technology School District1,123790-29.7%
8Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsSOMERS POINT, NJChartertech High School for the Performing Arts359253-29.5%
9North Warren Regional SchoolBLAIRSTOWN, NJNorth Warren Regional820582-29.0%
10Voorhees High SchoolGlen Gardner, NJNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District1,023733-28.3%
11Mercer High SchoolHamilton, NJMercer County Special Services School District276200-27.5%
12Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNEWTON, NJKittatinny Regional School District986733-25.7%
13Westwood Regional High SchoolTOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJWestwood Regional School District1,111830-25.3%
14Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictFlemington, NJHunterdon Central Regional High School District2,9652,238-24.5%
15Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District204155-24.0%
16North Hunterdon High SchoolAnnandale, NJNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District1,6551,259-23.9%
17University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District558426-23.7%
18Kinnelon High SchoolKINNELON, NJKinnelon School District664507-23.6%
19Pascack Valley High SchoolHillsdale, NJPascack Valley Regional High School District1,214928-23.6%
20Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School District3,2052,484-22.5%
21Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology771606-21.4%
22Jefferson Township High SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJJefferson Township Public School District967761-21.3%
23Randolph High SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School District1,6211,275-21.3%
24American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District482386-19.9%
25Mountain Lakes High SchoolMountain Lakes, NJMountain Lakes Public School District680546-19.7%
26Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District519421-18.9%
27Watchung Hills Regional High SchoolWarren, NJWatchung Hills Regional High School District2,0271,653-18.5%
28West Morris Mendham High SchoolMENDHAM, NJWest Morris Regional High School District1,2411,012-18.5%
29West Morris Central High SchoolCHESTER, NJWest Morris Regional High School District1,2391,015-18.1%
30Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Cape May Regional School District871717-17.7%
31Ocean Township High SchoolOAKHURST, NJTownship of Ocean School District1,123925-17.6%
32Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District1,024849-17.1%
33Hanover Park High SchoolEAST HANOVER, NJHanover Park Regional High School District851706-17.0%
34Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolMIDLAND PARK, NJMidland Park School District442367-17.0%
35Allentown High SchoolALLENTOWN, NJUpper Freehold Regional School District1,2451,033-17.0%
36Raritan High SchoolHAZLET, NJHazlet Township Public School District940781-16.9%
37Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolRUMSON, NJRumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District982816-16.9%
38South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolLambertville, NJSouth Hunterdon Regional School District452377-16.6%
39Ridge High SchoolBasking Ridge, NJBernards Township School District1,8841,577-16.3%
40Howell High SchoolFARMINGDALE, NJFreehold Regional High School District2,1181,775-16.2%
41Brick Township Memorial High SchoolBRICK, NJBrick Township Public School District1,5131,269-16.1%
42Hawthorne High SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School District677569-16.0%
43Wall High SchoolWALL, NJWall Township Public School District1,098924-15.8%
44Neptune High SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School District1,3361,129-15.5%
45Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District211179-15.2%
46Jackson Liberty High SchoolJackson, NJJackson Township School District1,1911,012-15.0%
47Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolLITTLE FALLS, NJPassaic Valley Regional High School District1,2811,093-14.7%
48Roxbury High SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School District1,3821,179-14.7%
49Montville Township High SchoolMONTVILLE, NJMontville Township School District1,2121,035-14.6%
50Paterson P-TECH High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District226193-14.6%
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