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Long Branch Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,548 students in Long Branch Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in New Jersey.
Public High School in Long Branch Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in Long Branch Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 85%, which is equal to the New Jersey average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Long Branch High School, with 85% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public high school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
8 Schools
540 Schools
# Students
5,454 Students
461,561 Students
# Teachers
496 Teachers
36,682 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Long Branch Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#597 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
23%
Graduation Rate
85%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.72
# American Indian Students
10 Students
738 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
36 Students
45,473 Students
% Asian Students
1%
10%
# Hispanic Students
3,446 Students
149,541 Students
% Hispanic Students
63%
33%
# Black Students
617 Students
78,001 Students
% Black Students
11%
17%
# White Students
1,176 Students
175,895 Students
% White Students
22%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
986 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
169 Students
10,411 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
574
424
# Students in K Grade:
305
2,973
# Students in 1st Grade:
348
3,274
# Students in 2nd Grade:
351
3,306
# Students in 3rd Grade:
353
3,440
# Students in 4th Grade:
367
3,424
# Students in 5th Grade:
355
3,539
# Students in 6th Grade:
359
4,193
# Students in 7th Grade:
346
6,952
# Students in 8th Grade:
330
7,522
# Students in 9th Grade:
328
104,594
# Students in 10th Grade:
402
104,719
# Students in 11th Grade:
363
99,186
# Students in 12th Grade:
349
97,576
# Ungraded Students:
324
16,439
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,794 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,939 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$141 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$136 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,794
$27,145
Spending / Student
$24,939
$26,033
Best Long Branch Public School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Long Branch High School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
404 Indiana Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-7300
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-7300
Grades: 9-12
| 1,548 students
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