📍 336 Devon St, Kearny, Hudson County, 07032
Kearny High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kearny, Hudson County. The school has 1,827 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kearny school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 135.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kearny High School enrolls 1,827 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 135.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,250 | 68% |
| White | 479 | 26% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
982 of the school's 1,827 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 780 qualify for free lunch and 202 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.
Kearny 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Kearny High School is one of 7 schools in Kearny, based in Kearny, New Jersey. The district serves 5,484 students district-wide and employs 454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,827 students, Kearny High School is larger than the district average of about 783 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large