📍 2 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07306
William L Dickinson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 2,024 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 124.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 71%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William L Dickinson High School enrolls 2,024 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 124.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,006 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 329 | 16% |
| Asian | 326 | 16% |
| White | 308 | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,201 of the school's 2,024 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,143 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
William L Dickinson 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
William L Dickinson 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 2,024 students, William L Dickinson 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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