📍 1700 Park Boulevard, Camden, Camden County, 08103
Camden High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Camden, Camden County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Camden City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Camden High School enrolls 421 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 280 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 32% |
| White | 5 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 421 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Camden High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-10, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Camden High School is one of 16 schools in Camden City School District, based in Camden, New Jersey. The district serves 7,074 students district-wide and employs 681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 421 students, Camden High School is close to the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small