Bergenfield High School

Bergenfield High School, a reasonably sized senior high in BERGENFIELD, New Jersey, one of the schools within Bergenfield Borough School District, works with 1,239 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Across the 7 schools in Bergenfield Borough School District (3,600 students total), Bergenfield High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bergenfield High School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Asian, 8% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Bergenfield High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, Bergenfield High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 42.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bergen County put the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Bergenfield High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bergenfield High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.0%.

Bergenfield High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bergenfield High School has expanded 6%, going from 1,174 students in 2018 to 1,239 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 50% to 59% over that span.

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