📍 525 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07306
County Prep High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 922 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
County Prep High School enrolls 922 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 39% male and 61% female. A teaching staff of 94.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Asian and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 338 | 37% |
| Asian | 264 | 29% |
| White | 214 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 922 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 106 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.
County Prep High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
County Prep High School is one of 6 schools in Hudson County Schools of Technology School District, based in Secaucus, New Jersey. The district serves 2,332 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 922 students, County Prep High School is larger than the district average of about 389 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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