John F. Kennedy School

As a very small secondary school in NEWARK, New Jersey, John F. Kennedy School teaches 143 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Newark Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 929.

Newark Public School District comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 41,502 students; John F. Kennedy School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John F. Kennedy School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 41% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. John F. Kennedy School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Thirteenth Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Kennedy School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John F. Kennedy School has increased 14200%, going from 1 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 100% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 0.0:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.