📍 170 Paulison Ave., Passaic, Passaic County, 07055
Passaic High School No. 12 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Passaic, Passaic County. The school has 2,596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Passaic City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 59%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Passaic High School No. 12 enrolls 2,596 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 170 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,486 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 3.1% |
| White | 12 | <1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,579 of the school's 2,596 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,578 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Passaic High School No. 12 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 36, state house district 36.
Passaic High School No. 12 is one of 20 schools in Passaic City School District, based in Passaic, New Jersey. The district serves 12,012 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,596 students, Passaic High School No. 12 is larger than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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