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The largest public high schools in New Jersey

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in New Jersey, drawn from 447 qualifying public high schools. Passaic County Technical Institute leads the list at 3,565, against a median of 806 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
447
New Jersey
Top Students
3,565
Median Students
806
LARGEST · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh3,565
2Clifton High SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictHigh3,150
3Union City High SchoolUnion City, NJUnion City School DistrictHigh3,147
4Bayonne High SchoolBAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictHigh2,830
5Perth Amboy High SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictHigh2,769
6Vineland Senior High SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictHigh2,736
7John P. Stevens High SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictHigh2,687
8Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictHigh2,673
9South Brunswick High SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictHigh2,666
10Old Bridge High SchoolMATAWAN, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictHigh2,659
11Monroe Township High SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictHigh2,583
12Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh2,484
13New Brunswick High SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictHigh2,443
14Union High SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictHigh2,410
15Edison High SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictHigh2,393
16Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough, NJHillsborough Township Public School DistrictHigh2,377
17Memorial High SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictHigh2,345
18North Bergen High SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictHigh2,328
19Egg Harbor Township High SchoolEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJEgg Harbor Township School DistrictHigh2,279
20Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictFlemington, NJHunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictHigh2,238
21Piscataway Township High SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictHigh2,144
22Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School DistrictHigh2,134
23East Brunswick High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School DistrictHigh2,124
24Cherry Hill High School EastCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictHigh2,120
25West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,106
26Washington Township High SchoolSEWELL, NJWashington Township School DistrictHigh2,105
27Trenton Central High School - Main CampusTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictHigh2,097
28Cherokee High SchoolMARLTON, NJLenape Regional High School DistrictHigh2,082
29Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,081
30Plainfield High SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictHigh2,077
31Eastside High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh2,073
32Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,055
33East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,046
34Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,985
35Linden High SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School DistrictHigh1,934
36Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJRancocas Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh1,928
37Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,925
38Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,913
39Lenape High SchoolMEDFORD, NJLenape Regional High School DistrictHigh1,912
40Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,894
41North Brunswick Township High SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictHigh1,876
42Toms River High School NorthTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictHigh1,861
43Atlantic County Institute of TechnologyMAYS LANDING, NJAtlantic County Vocational School DistrictHigh1,852
44Eastern Camden County Regional High SchoolVOORHEES, NJEastern Camden County Regional School DistrictHigh1,847
45John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh1,846
46Kearny High SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyHigh1,825
47Kingsway Regional High SchoolWOOLWICH TWP, NJKingsway Regional School DistrictHigh1,822
48Southern Regional High SchoolMANAHAWKIN, NJSouthern Regional School DistrictHigh1,820
49Morristown High SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictHigh1,816
50Freehold Township High SchoolFREEHOLD TWP., NJFreehold Regional High School DistrictHigh1,813
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