Asbury Park High School

Asbury Park High School, a close-knit secondary school in ASBURY PARK, New Jersey, one of the schools within Asbury Park School District, hosts 379 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Asbury Park School District (1,362 students total), Asbury Park High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Asbury Park High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 40% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Asbury Park High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Asbury Park High School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bradley Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Asbury Park High School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

Asbury Park High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Asbury Park High School's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 379). Black enrollment moved from 65% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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