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Henry Snyder High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 849 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 61%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henry Snyder High School enrolls 849 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 513 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 30% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.4% |
| White | 27 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
526 of the school's 849 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henry Snyder 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.
Henry Snyder High School is one of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 25,951 students district-wide and employs 2,094 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 849 students, Henry Snyder High School is larger than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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