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Weehawken High School

๐Ÿ“ 53 Liberty Place, Weehawken, Hudson County, 07086

570
Pupils
11.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Weehawken High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Weehawken, Hudson County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Weehawken Public School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Weehawken Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Weehawken High School enrolls 570 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

Male students
282 (49%)
Female students
288 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 5.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino26647%
White23141%
Asian305.3%
Black or African American295.1%
Two or more races111.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

241 of the school's 570 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 7โ€“12Title I

Weehawken 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.

School district: Weehawken Public School District

Weehawken High School is one of 3 schools in Weehawken Public School District, based in Weehawken, New Jersey. The district serves 1,359 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Weehawken High School is larger than the district average of about 453 students per school.

1,359
District students
3
Schools
129
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

59%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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