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The fastest-growing public high schools in Union County, New Jersey

Across Union County, New Jersey, 24 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. The Barack Obama Green Charter School leads the list at 47.3%, against a median of 8.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Union County, New Jersey

Top Enrollment growth

47.3%

Median Enrollment growth

8.5%

FASTEST GROWING · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	243	358	47.3%
2	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	740	926	25.1%
3	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	1,716	2,077	21.0%
4	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,068	1,268	18.7%
5	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	1,630	1,934	18.7%
6	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	1,090	1,286	18.0%
7	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	447	502	12.3%
8	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,221	1,348	10.4%
9	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	Springfield Public School District	593	654	10.3%
10	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,155	1,272	10.1%
11	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	2,207	2,410	9.2%
12	Arthur L. Johnson High School	CLARK, NJ	Clark Township Public School District	720	785	9.0%
13	Academy For Performing Arts	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	224	242	8.0%
14	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	853	911	6.8%
15	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	791	842	6.4%
16	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	396	415	4.8%
17	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	297	308	3.7%
18	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,116	1,144	2.5%
19	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	Kenilworth School District	755	774	2.5%
20	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	300	307	2.3%
21	New Providence High School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	New Providence School District	630	644	2.2%
22	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,001	1,015	1.4%
23	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	1,192	1,198	0.5%
24	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	1,557	1,562	0.3%

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