County Prep High School

County Prep High School, a reasonably sized senior high in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, run under Hudson County Schools of Technology School District, teaches 892 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 5 schools in Hudson County Schools of Technology School District (2,326 students total), County Prep High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, County Prep High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Asian, 25% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, County Prep High School has 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at County Prep High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, County Prep High School sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.9%; actual is 66.9%, +32.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hudson County put median household income runs about $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), County Prep High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Academy of Technology Design, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, County Prep High School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. County Prep High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 899 (now 892). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 13% to 5%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.