Burlington Township High School

Burlington Township High School is a medium-sized high school in BURLINGTON, New Jersey, overseen by Burlington Township School District. The school enrolls 1,118 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Burlington Township High School sits 20% larger than that benchmark.

Burlington Township School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,572 students; Burlington Township High School is among them.

Demographically, Burlington Township High School logs that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Burlington Township High School has 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Burlington Township High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burlington Township High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 37.5%.

Around the school, Burlington County reports that median household earnings sit near $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Burlington County's 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), Burlington Township High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fountain Woods Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burlington Township High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 1,201 students in 2018 compared to 1,118 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 45% to 32%.

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