Highland Park High School

Set in HIGHLAND PARK, New Jersey, Highland Park High School is a cozy secondary school, part of Highland Park Boro School District. It serves 493 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Across the 4 schools in Highland Park Boro School District (1,573 students total), Highland Park High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Highland Park High School lists that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% Black, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Highland Park High School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Highland Park High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Highland Park High School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is Highland Park Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Park High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Park High School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

Highland Park High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Park High School has grew 4%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 22% to 29% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.