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The fastest-growing public high schools in New Jersey

173 public high schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public high schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. John F. Kennedy High School leads the list at 226%, against a median of 9.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
173
New Jersey
Top Enrollment growth
226%
Median Enrollment growth
9.9%
FASTEST GROWING · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District5661,846226%
2Cumberland County Technical Education CenterMillville, NJCumberland County Board of Vocational Education4931,296163%
3Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District7231,894162%
4Capital City High SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District345756119%
5Millville High SchoolMILLVILLE, NJMillville School District9311,68781.2%
6East Brunswick Magnet SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School District41774578.7%
7Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology6901,23078.3%
8Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolEAST RUTHERFORD, NJCarlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District47985378.1%
9Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District35659266.3%
10Piscataway Magnet SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School District39164063.7%
11Hoboken High SchoolHOBOKEN, NJHoboken Public School District41265258.3%
12Gloucester City High SchoolGLOUCESTER CITY, NJGloucester City Public School District49673949.0%
13The Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolPlainfield, NJThe Barack Obama Green Charter High School District24335847.3%
14Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District9601,36842.5%
15Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolEwing, NJTrenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School39656241.9%
16Paterson STEAM High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District26737941.9%
17Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,3631,91340.4%
18Lindenwold High SchoolLindenwold, NJLindenwold Public School District59080235.9%
19Pinelands Regional High SchoolLittle Egg Harbor, NJPinelands Regional School District7841,06335.6%
20Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District63284533.7%
21Overbrook Senior High SchoolPINE HILL, NJPine Hill School District65286031.9%
22Pleasantville High SchoolPLEASANTVILLE, NJPleasantville Public School District75799731.7%
23Manville High SchoolManville, NJManville School District40752829.7%
24Penns Grove High SchoolCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District49263228.5%
25North Arlington High SchoolNorth Arlington, NJNorth Arlington School District49563428.1%
26Fort Lee High SchoolFORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District9181,17027.5%
27International High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District51165027.2%
28Perth Amboy High SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School District2,2082,76925.4%
29Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District74092625.1%
30Trenton Central High School - Main CampusTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District1,6842,09724.5%
31Pennsauken High SchoolPENNSAUKEN, NJPennsauken Township Board of Education School District1,2841,58823.7%
32Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District8531,05123.2%
33Paulsboro High SchoolPAULSBORO, NJPaulsboro School District31739023.0%
34Edison High SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School District1,9712,39321.4%
35Plainfield High SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District1,7162,07721.0%
36South Amboy Middle/High SchoolSOUTH AMBOY, NJSouth Amboy School District50961621.0%
37Memorial High SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School District1,9382,34521.0%
38East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,4991,79819.9%
39Carteret High SchoolCARTERET, NJCarteret Public School District9941,18819.5%
40Bridgeton High SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School District1,3741,64119.4%
41Morris County School of TechnologyDENVILLE, NJMorris County Vocational School District74288519.3%
42Atlantic County Institute of TechnologyMAYS LANDING, NJAtlantic County Vocational School District1,5541,85219.2%
43Gloucester County Institute of TechnologySewell, NJGloucester County Vocational-Technical School District1,3931,65719.0%
44Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District81196418.9%
45Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,0681,26818.7%
46Linden High SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District1,6301,93418.7%
47Rahway High SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District1,0901,28618.0%
48Pitman Jr./Sr. High SchoolPitman, NJPitman Boro School District40047117.8%
49Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of Technology30035317.7%
50Hopatcong High SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School District43050617.7%
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