Essex Campus Academy

Essex Campus Academy operates as a rural-scale senior high in FAIRFIELD, New Jersey, run under Essex Regional Educational Services Commission. Current enrollment sits at 37 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% smaller than the state mean of about 929.

Across the 3 schools in Essex Regional Educational Services Commission (86 students total), Essex Campus Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Essex Campus Academy lists that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at Essex Campus Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Essex Campus Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Essex Junior Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Essex Campus Academy.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Essex Campus Academy's enrollment has expanded 37% since 2018, when it stood at 27 (now 37). Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 3.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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