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Lincoln High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 942 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 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 70%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lincoln High School enrolls 942 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 582 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 29% |
| White | 41 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
579 of the school's 942 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln 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 942 students, Lincoln 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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