Somerset Secondary Academy
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 31% |
School pathway
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Somerset Secondary Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 70 | #420 of 442 | #13 of 14 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70 | 15.1 | 4.6:1 | 43% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 11.9 | 5.6:1 | 46% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 12.4 | 4.5:1 | 51% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 8 | 8.3:1 | 39% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 12.4 | 6.0:1 | 59% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 12 | 6.8:1 | 60% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 22 | 5.7:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 16% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 59 | 12 | 4.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (75 to 70); teachers up 21% (12.4 to 15.1).
About Somerset Secondary Academy
Somerset Secondary Academy is a small high school in New Jersey, located in Bridgewater. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 70 students. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Somerset County Educational Services Commission enrolls 131 students, and its 3 schools include Somerset Secondary Academy.
At Somerset Secondary Academy, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 44%. The next largest groups are 31% Black, 21% White, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 18% share among Somerset County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 4.6:1 comes from the school's 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 8.1 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Somerset County is 28%.
Somerset County has these Census figures: the median household income is $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,276 students.
The shortest distance from Somerset Secondary Academy to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to The Career Center of the SCESC. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 70, a 6% gain from 66 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 4.6 students per teacher, compared with 8.3 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Somerset Secondary Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Somerset County at a glance
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Related schools
- Somerset Elementary AcademyElementary · 54 students
- The Career Center of the SCESCHigh · 7 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolHigh · 2,673 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Hillside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Adamsville Primary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Crim Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- The Career Center of the SCESC0.0 mi · 7
- Somerset Elementary Academy0.0 mi · 54
- Adamsville Primary School0.8 mi · 461
- Roosevelt School0.9 mi · 213
- Alexander Batcho Intermediate School1.1 mi · 510
- Manville High School1.2 mi · 528