Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School

Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School, an intimate 9-12 campus in PALISADES PARK, New Jersey, part of Palisades Park School District, educates 747 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Palisades Park School District, a district that instructs 1,786 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest consists of 23% Asian, 8% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 24.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Slocum Skewes School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 747). Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 67% across the same window.

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