📍 70 West Mountain Road, Sparta, Sussex County, 07871
Sparta High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sparta, Sussex County. The school has 1,071 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta Township Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 99.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparta High School enrolls 1,071 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 99.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 863 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 11% |
| Asian | 47 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
38 of the school's 1,071 students (3.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Sparta High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Sparta High School is one of 5 schools in Sparta Township Public School District, based in SPARTA, New Jersey. The district serves 3,341 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,071 students, Sparta High School is larger than the district average of about 668 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe