Vernon Township High School

Vernon Township High School is a moderately sized high school in VERNON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Vernon Township School District. The school enrolls 906 students in grades 9 through 12.

Vernon Township School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,872 students; Vernon Township High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Vernon Township High School shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Vernon Township High School has 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Vernon Township High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.6%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -6.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sussex County indicate median household income runs about $116,186, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sussex County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students), of which Vernon Township High School is one.

The closest other public school is Rolling Hills Primary School, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Vernon Township High School. On composite proficiency, Vernon Township High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Vernon Township High School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 998 (now 906). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 84% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Vernon Township High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.