South Brunswick High School

As a well-populated 9-12 campus in MONMOUTH JUNCTION, New Jersey, South Brunswick High School works with 2,666 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by South Brunswick School District. That puts it 187% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within South Brunswick School District, which oversees 12 schools and 7,589 students, South Brunswick High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South Brunswick High School reports that the largest single group is Asian, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, South Brunswick High School records 188 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Brunswick High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 58.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which South Brunswick High School is one.

The closest other public school is Monmouth Junction Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Brunswick High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 65.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Brunswick High School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,972 (now 2,666). The White share of enrollment edged down from 29% to 17% over that span.

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