Enrollment
409
High
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340402003286
Dunellen High School
411 First Street, DUNELLEN, NJ 08812 · (732) 400-5900 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
200 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dunellen Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -26.5pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
+37 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.8:1
% White
20%
was 39%
% Hispanic
60%
was 46%
% Black
14%
was 9%
% Asian
4%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dunellen High School
Dunellen High School is one of the small 9-12 campuss in DUNELLEN, New Jersey, operated by Dunellen Public School District, with 409 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% leaner than the state mean of about 929.
Dunellen High School is one of 3 schools operated by Dunellen Public School District, a district that works with 1,363 students overall.
Demographically, Dunellen High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder looks like 20% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Dunellen High School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dunellen High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 25.3%, a residual of -14.1 points.
In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Dunellen High School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dunellen High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.3%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Five-year trend. Dunellen High School's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 372 (now 409). Over the same period, the White share declined from 39% to 20%.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunellen Public School District
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Other schools in DUNELLEN
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.0 mi · 333
- John P. Faber Elementary School0.7 mi · 621
- Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School0.8 mi · 404
- Green Brook Middle School0.8 mi · 304
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 383
- Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies0.8 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Dunellen High SchoolHow many students attend Dunellen High School?
Dunellen High School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dunellen High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunellen High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunellen High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunellen High School is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dunellen High School?
Dunellen High School reports a student body of 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dunellen High School public or private?
Dunellen High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunellen Public School District.
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