Absegami High School

Set in GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Absegami High School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus, run under Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. It enrolls 1,130 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which oversees 3 schools and 3,007 students, Absegami High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Absegami High School logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Absegami High School has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Absegami High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Atlantic County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,050, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Absegami High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Roland Rogers Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Absegami High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Absegami High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Absegami High School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,230 (now 1,130). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 16% to 24%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.