High school (grades 9-12) · Mountain Lakes, NJ

Academy for Biotechnology

Federal NCES profile for Academy for Biotechnology, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 82/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341072003418
0/100100/10082/100
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
97
📋 Attendance
100
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Academy for Biotechnology earns 82/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

#1 of 4
public schools in Mountain Lakes · Resource Index
82
Resource Index · Higher
13
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Academy for Biotechnology ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Mountain Lakes, NJ.

Enrollment

13

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Academy for Biotechnology

Academy for Biotechnology is a small high school in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, enrolling 13 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New Jersey schools, with 13 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 21 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 13 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 0.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Mountain Lakes's high schools, it stands alongside Mountain Lakes High School (546 students): Academy for Biotechnology is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Morris County Vocational School District also operates Morris County School of Technology (885 students) and Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering (181 students) alongside Academy for Biotechnology.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Academy for Biotechnology compares

Academy for Biotechnology on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 13 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Engagement
0.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$22,413
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 13 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

AP courses offered 21

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Morris County Vocational School District, which includes Academy for Biotechnology.

$22,413
Per student
-10%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.5%
State 18.7%
Federal 7.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Academy for Biotechnology Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Morris County School of Technology Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Academy for Performing Arts Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Academy for Environmental Science Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Academy for Biotechnology's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Morris County Vocational School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Mountain Lakes

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Academy for Biotechnology's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Academy for Biotechnology

How many students attend Academy for Biotechnology?

Academy for Biotechnology has 13 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mountain Lakes, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Academy for Biotechnology?

Academy for Biotechnology has a Resource Investment Index of 82/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Academy for Biotechnology rank among public schools in Mountain Lakes?

By Resource Investment Index, Academy for Biotechnology ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Mountain Lakes, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mountain Lakes on the city page.

Is Academy for Biotechnology a good school?

Academy for Biotechnology earns 82/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Morris County Vocational School District?

Besides Academy for Biotechnology, Morris County Vocational School District also operates Morris County School of Technology (885 students), Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering (181 students), and Academy for Performing Arts (144 students). See the Morris County Vocational School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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