📍 First & Beech Streets, Hackensack, Bergen County, 07601
Hackensack High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hackensack, Bergen County. The school has 1,745 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hackensack School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 137.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 30 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hackensack High School enrolls 1,745 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 137.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 8.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,151 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 355 | 20% |
| White | 151 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 62 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
815 of the school's 1,745 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 655 qualify for free lunch and 160 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.
Hackensack 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-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Hackensack High School is one of 6 schools in Hackensack School District, based in Hackensack, New Jersey. The district serves 5,513 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,745 students, Hackensack High School is larger than the district average of about 919 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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