New Egypt High School

New Egypt High School is a close-knit 9-12 campus in NEW EGYPT, New Jersey, one of the schools within Plumsted Township School District. The school enrolls 509 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

Within Plumsted Township School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,440 students, New Egypt High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, New Egypt High School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, New Egypt High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting New Egypt High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at New Egypt High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Ocean County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Egypt High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.5%; this one comes in at 27.6%, -24.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household earnings sit near $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ocean County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), of which New Egypt High School is one.

New Egypt Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around New Egypt High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Egypt High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 79%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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