Hackettstown High School

Hackettstown High School is one of the average-sized senior highs in HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, run under Hackettstown Public School District, with 868 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in Hackettstown Public School District (1,978 students total), Hackettstown High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hackettstown High School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Warren County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hackettstown High School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hackettstown High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.7%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -3.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Warren County) logs that median household income runs about $100,869, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Warren County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students), of which Hackettstown High School is one.

The closest other public school is Hatchery Hill Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hackettstown High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 867 students in 2018 compared to 868 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 75% to 57% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.