Liberty High School

Liberty High School is a high school of tiny scale in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, run under Jersey City Public Schools, teacheing 193 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 79% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Jersey City Public Schools comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,151 students; Liberty High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Liberty High School shows that the largest single group is White at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 18% Black. Compared to Hudson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Liberty High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Liberty High School sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.4%; actual is 64.6%, +36.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Hudson County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Hudson County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), of which Liberty High School is one.

The closest other public school is The Ethical Community Charter School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Liberty High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.2%.

Liberty High School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Liberty High School's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 193). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 39% to 25%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.