Rutherford High School

Rutherford High School is an intimate high school in RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, operated by Rutherford School District. The school educates 727 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Rutherford School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,544 students, Rutherford High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rutherford High School reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rutherford High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 64.0%; actual is 46.4%, a gap of -17.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rutherford High School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Washington School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rutherford High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rutherford High School has stayed largely flat, going from 744 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 21% to 26%.

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