Livingston High School

Livingston High School is one of the roomy 9-12 campuss in LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, part of Livingston Board of Education School District, with 2,081 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 124% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Livingston Board of Education School District, which oversees 9 schools and 6,352 students, Livingston High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Livingston High School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 38% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, Livingston High School records 187 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Livingston High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 71.5%.

In the surrounding community, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Livingston High School is one.

Hillside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Livingston High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Livingston High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 77.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Livingston High School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,931 (now 2,081). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 50%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.