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The smallest public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey

42 public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the smallest public high schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Essex High School leads the list at 34, against a median of 654 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
42
Essex County, New Jersey
Best Students
34
Median Students
654
SMALLEST · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Essex High SchoolFairfield, NJEssex Regional Educational Services CommissionHigh34
2Essex Campus AcademyFAIRFIELD, NJEssex Regional Educational Services CommissionHigh37
3John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh143
4Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh155
5STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh180
6Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh275
7Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh353
8Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh377
9American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh386
10Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh395
11Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh414
12Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh421
13University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh426
14Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh531
15West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh541
16Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh591
17Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh592
18Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh593
19Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh606
20Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh611
21East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh646
22Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh662
23Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh701
24James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh749
25Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh799
26Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh964
27Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,051
28West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,061
29Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,222
30Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,230
31Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,368
32Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1,380
33Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,590
34East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh1,798
35Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,894
36Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,913
37Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,925
38Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,985
39East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,046
40Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,055
41Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,081
42West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,106
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