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Bogota Jr./Sr. High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bogota Jr./Sr. High School
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is one of the small 9-12 campuss in BOGOTA, New Jersey, one of the schools within Bogota Public School District, with 475 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is one of 4 schools operated by Bogota Public School District, a district that works with 1,302 students overall.
Demographically, Bogota Jr./Sr. High School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder looks like 11% White, 9% Black, 7% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bogota Jr./Sr. High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of +6.2 points.
In the area at large, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is one.
Bogota Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bogota Jr./Sr. High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bogota Jr./Sr. High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.8%.
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School operates from an outer-ring location.
Looking at the recent track record. Bogota Jr./Sr. High School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 475). White enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Bogota Jr./Sr. High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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