📍 199 Washington Avenue, Carteret, Middlesex County, 07008
Carteret High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carteret, Middlesex County. The school has 1,089 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carteret High School enrolls 1,089 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 532 | 49% |
| Asian | 242 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 17% |
| White | 98 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
775 of the school's 1,089 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 684 qualify for free lunch and 91 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carteret High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Carteret High School is one of 6 schools in Carteret Public School District, based in Carteret, New Jersey. The district serves 4,015 students district-wide and employs 312 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,089 students, Carteret High School is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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