Boonton High School

Located at 306 LATHROP AVENUE, in BOONTON, New Jersey, Boonton High School is an intimate secondary school that enrolls 646 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Boonton Town Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Boonton Town Public School District (1,527 students total), Boonton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Boonton High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Boonton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Boonton High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Boonton High School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

John Hill School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Boonton High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 66.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Boonton High School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 603 (now 646). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 29% over that span.

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