Bernards High School

Set in Bernardsville, New Jersey, Bernards High School is a compact high school, part of Somerset Hills Regional School District. It enrolls 751 students across grades 9 through 12.

Somerset Hills Regional School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,605 students; Bernards High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bernards High School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

In terms of school funding signals, Bernards High School records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bernards High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household income runs about $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Bernards High School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bernards High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bernards High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 70.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Bernards High School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 852 (now 751). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 64%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.