West Deptford High School

West Deptford High School is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey, operated by West Deptford Township School District, with 750 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within West Deptford Township School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,816 students, West Deptford High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Deptford High School logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, West Deptford High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Gloucester County shows the typical household earns roughly $105,115 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which West Deptford High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oakview Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Deptford High School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 878 students in 2018 compared to 750 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 77% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.