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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Essex County, New Jersey

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 37 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Malcolm X Shabazz High School leads the list at 21.2:1, against a median of 12.9:1 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
37
Essex County, New Jersey
Top Students/teacher
21.2:1
Median Students/teacher
12.9:1
HIGHEST RATIO · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh53121.2:1
2East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh1,79817.8:1
3East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh64617.5:1
4Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,89417.2:1
5Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59216.4:1
6Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,36816.0:1
7Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66215.2:1
8East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,04615.2:1
9Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,91315.1:1
10Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh27514.5:1
11Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh96414.3:1
12Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,98514.2:1
13Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22213.9:1
14Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41413.8:1
15Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,05113.6:1
16Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23013.2:1
17Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,05513.0:1
18Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,59012.9:1
19Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,92512.9:1
20Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39512.5:1
21West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh54112.4:1
22Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh37712.4:1
23Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61111.9:1
24University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42611.8:1
25West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,06111.4:1
26Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh70111.3:1
27West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,10611.2:1
28Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,08111.1:1
29American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh38611.0:1
30Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh59311.0:1
31Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh60610.8:1
32Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh79910.8:1
33Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1,38010.4:1
34Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh35310.1:1
35Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59110.0:1
36James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh74910.0:1
37Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh4219.8:1
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