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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341281001202

Pemberton Township High School

148 ARNEYS MOUNT ROAD, PEMBERTON, NJ 08068 · (609) 893-8141 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL972 STUDENTS
Enrollment
972
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 929
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
477 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
243
Grade 10
227
Grade 11
248
Grade 12
254
Student demographics
White
44846%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 37%
Hispanic
19220%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 35%
Black
26227%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 14%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
424%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 3%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
50652%
Female
46648%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
32.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
972
-34 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.3:1
% White
46%
was 53%
% Hispanic
20%
was 14%
% Black
27%
was 30%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Pemberton Township High School

Set in PEMBERTON, New Jersey, Pemberton Township High School is an average-sized senior high, one of the schools within Pemberton Township School District. It instructs 972 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 9 schools in Pemberton Township School District (4,261 students total), Pemberton Township High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pemberton Township High School logs that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pemberton Township High School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pemberton Township High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.3%; this one comes in at 18.9%, -20.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Burlington County shows median household income runs about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Pemberton Township High School is one.

Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pemberton Township High School. On composite proficiency, Pemberton Township High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 1,006 students in 2018 compared to 972 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 46%. Class-load math has grew: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Burlington County at a glance

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Population
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students

Quick facts

School name
Pemberton Township High School
District
Pemberton Township School District
Address
148 ARNEYS MOUNT ROAD, PEMBERTON, NJ 08068
Phone
(609) 893-8141
County
Burlington County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
972
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
477 (49%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
341281001202
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pemberton Township School District
Other schools in PEMBERTON
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Frequently asked questions

About Pemberton Township High School
How many students attend Pemberton Township High School?
Pemberton Township High School enrolls approximately 972 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pemberton Township High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pemberton Township High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Pemberton Township High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Pemberton Township High School.
What is the student diversity at Pemberton Township High School?
Student demographics at Pemberton Township High School are roughly 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pemberton Township High School in?
Pemberton Township High School is part of Pemberton Township School District.
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