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The highest-poverty public high schools in New Jersey · page 4

Ranks 151200 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
151Dunellen High SchoolDUNELLEN, NJDunellen Public School DistrictHigh40948.9%
152Edison High SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictHigh2,39348.9%
153Wallington Junior Senior High SchoolWALLINGTON, NJWallington Boro School DistrictHigh54548.4%
154Middle Township High SchoolCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictHigh82148.1%
155Toms River High School NorthTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictHigh1,86147.8%
156Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences AcademyTrenton, NJArea Vocational Technical School District of Mercer CountyHigh13747.4%
157Hightstown High SchoolHIGHTSTOWN, NJEast Windsor Regional School DistrictHigh1,61647.4%
158Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Cape May Regional School DistrictHigh71747.1%
159Creative Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictHigh20946.9%
160Phillipsburg High SchoolPHILLIPSBURG, NJPhillipsburg School DistrictHigh1,75046.9%
161John F. Kennedy Memorial High SchoolISELIN, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictHigh1,40546.8%
162Ridgefield Memorial High SchoolRIDGEFIELD, NJRidgefield School DistrictHigh51246.7%
163Collingswood High SchoolCOLLINGSWOOD, NJCollingswood Public School DistrictHigh76146.6%
164Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolPARLIN, NJSayreville School DistrictHigh1,76446.2%
165Camden County Technical School-GTCSicklerville, NJCamden County Technical School DistrictHigh1,40345.8%
166Middlesex High SchoolMIDDLESEX, NJMiddlesex Borough School DistrictHigh59745.7%
167Atlantic County High SchoolMAYS LANDING, NJAtlantic County Special Services School DistrictHigh11245.5%
168Triton Regional High SchoolRUNNEMEDE, NJBlack Horse Pike Regional School DistrictHigh1,14644.8%
169Palmyra High SchoolPALMYRA, NJPalmyra Public School DistrictHigh38544.7%
170Cedar Creek High SchoolEGG HARBOR CITY, NJGreater Egg Harbor Regional High School DistrictHigh92844.1%
171West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,10644.0%
172Timber Creek Regional High SchoolERIAL, NJBlack Horse Pike Regional School DistrictHigh1,10943.8%
173Keyport High SchoolKEYPORT, NJKeyport School DistrictHigh37243.8%
174Glassboro High SchoolGlassboro, NJGlassboro School DistrictHigh56143.5%
175Barnegat High SchoolBARNEGAT, NJBarnegat Township School DistrictHigh1,00342.9%
176Piscataway Township High SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictHigh2,14442.9%
177Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyWayne, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh1,04042.6%
178Hawthorne High SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictHigh56942.5%
179Colonia High SchoolCOLONIA, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictHigh1,35442.2%
180Teaneck High SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School DistrictHigh1,24442.1%
181Secaucus High SchoolSECAUCUS, NJSecaucus School DistrictHigh61241.5%
182Toms River High School SouthTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictHigh1,46341.5%
183Cape May County Technical High SchoolCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJCape May County Technical High School DistrictHigh58741.4%
184Brick Township High SchoolBRICK TOWN, NJBrick Township Public School DistrictHigh1,20041.2%
185Red Bank Regional High SchoolLITTLE SILVER, NJRed Bank Regional School DistrictHigh1,26140.9%
186Freehold Borough High SchoolFREEHOLD, NJFreehold Regional High School DistrictHigh1,37640.8%
187Morristown High SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictHigh1,81640.7%
188Cumberland County Technical Education CenterMillville, NJCumberland County Board of Vocational EducationHigh1,29640.6%
189Highland Park High SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, NJHighland Park Boro School DistrictHigh49340.6%
190Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolEAST RUTHERFORD, NJCarlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School DistrictHigh85340.6%
191Florence Township Memorial High SchoolBURLINGTON, NJFlorence Township School DistrictHigh47540.4%
192Mercer County Technical School STEM AcademyPennington, NJArea Vocational Technical School District of Mercer CountyHigh14139.7%
193Bergenfield High SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School DistrictHigh1,23939.4%
194Deptford Township High SchoolDEPTFORD, NJDeptford Township Public School DistrictHigh1,09838.7%
195Sterling High SchoolSomerdale, NJSterling Regional School DistrictHigh83938.6%
196Pennsville Memorial High SchoolPENNSVILLE, NJPennsville School DistrictHigh48338.3%
197Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJRancocas Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh1,92837.5%
198Lawrence High SchoolLAWRENCEVILLE, NJLawrence Township Public School DistrictHigh1,22537.3%
199Eastside High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictHigh51237.3%
200Central Regional High SchoolBAYVILLE, NJCentral Regional School DistrictHigh1,48937.2%
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