Secaucus High School

Secaucus High School is a four-year high school of small scale in SECAUCUS, New Jersey, overseen by Secaucus School District, educateing 612 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Secaucus School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,128 students. Secaucus High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Secaucus High School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 25% Asian, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Hudson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Secaucus High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Secaucus High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hudson County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Secaucus High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.5%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hudson County) reports that median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hudson County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), of which Secaucus High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Secaucus Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Secaucus High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 612 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 40% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Secaucus High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.