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The highest-poverty public high schools in Jersey City, New Jersey

10 public high schools in Jersey City, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. University Academy Charter High School leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 71.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jersey City, New Jersey

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

71.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	University Academy Charter High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	University Academy Charter High School	High	429	80.2%
2	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	729	78.1%
3	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	1,786	76.6%
4	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	767	75.6%
5	James J Ferris High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	1,364	72.1%
6	Innovation High School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	301	69.8%
7	Liberty High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	193	68.9%
8	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	892	57.1%
9	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	265	53.2%
10	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	716	35.2%

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