Burlington City High School

Burlington City High School is a senior high of compact scale in BURLINGTON, New Jersey, run under Burlington City Public School District, educateing 757 students in grades 7 through 12.

Burlington City Public School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,779 students. Burlington City High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Burlington City High School logs that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 73 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 Burlington City High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at Burlington City High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burlington City High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.4%, the actual is 22.8%, a residual of -7.7 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Burlington County put the typical household earns roughly $108,111 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Burlington County's 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), Burlington City High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wilbur Watts Intermediate School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burlington City High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burlington City High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 14%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 11% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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