Raritan High School

Raritan High School is a low-enrollment four-year high school in HAZLET, New Jersey, one of the schools within Hazlet Township Public School District. The school educates 781 students in grades 9 through 12.

Raritan High School is one of 8 schools operated by Hazlet Township Public School District, a district that caters to 2,657 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Raritan High School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Monmouth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 23% of students at Raritan High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Raritan High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.6%; actual is 27.0%, a gap of -26.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Raritan High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Raritan High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Raritan High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 940 students in 2018 compared to 781 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 75% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.