Fort Lee High School

Set in FORT LEE, New Jersey, Fort Lee High School is a reasonably sized high school, part of Fort Lee School District. It hosts 1,170 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Fort Lee High School sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Fort Lee School District, which oversees 6 schools and 4,006 students, Fort Lee High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fort Lee High School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Fort Lee High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fort Lee High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the area at large, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Fort Lee High School is one campus in the mix.

School No. 3 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fort Lee High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 68.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Fort Lee High School's enrollment has climbed 27% since 2018, when it stood at 918 (now 1,170). Class-load math has grew: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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