📍 334 Harding Highway, Carneys Point, Salem County, 08069
Penns Grove High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Carneys Point, Salem County. The school has 576 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penns Grove High School enrolls 576 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 210 | 36% |
| White | 101 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 576 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Penns Grove High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Penns Grove High School is one of 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, based in Penns Grove, New Jersey. The district serves 2,223 students district-wide and employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 576 students, Penns Grove High School is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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