High school (grades 9-12) · Hackensack, NJ

Bergen County Academies

Federal NCES profile for Bergen County Academies, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 73/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 340147000250
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👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bergen County Academies earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

73
Resource Index · Higher
12.2:1
students per teacher
3.5%
free-lunch eligible
1,130
students enrolled

Bergen County Academies has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

School address

Hackensack, NJ 07601
District: Bergen County Vocational Technical School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 340147000250 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Bergen County Academies held near 1,116 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 93.6 → 90.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 340147000250 · Hackensack, NJ High · MID · TRAD

1,130 enr · 12.2:1 · 3.5% lunch · RII 73

Nearest enrollment peer: Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro (665 students)

Bergen County Academies held near 1,116 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 93.6 → 90.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Bergen County Academies in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bergen County Academies reports 1,130 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Bergen County Academies compares

Bergen County Academies held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▲ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 3.5% ▼ 88% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,130 top 7% - -

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

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,130
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
3.5%
free-lunch eligible - 88% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.2:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 64% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$40,357
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors10.0 FTE
Per 113 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.

Student demographics

Asian 56.7%
White 29.6%
Hispanic or Latino 9.5%
African American 3.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: Asian at 56.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.0, Bergen County Academies is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 16
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Bergen County Vocational Technical School District reports $40,357 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bergen County Academies Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Applied Technology High School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Bergen County Academies's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bergen County Vocational Technical School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,130 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Bergen County Academies

How many students attend Bergen County Academies?

Bergen County Academies has 1,130 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hackensack, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 1,116 (2022-23) → 1,116 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bergen County Academies?

The student-teacher ratio at Bergen County Academies is 12.2:1, which is 3% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bergen County Academies?

3.5% of students at Bergen County Academies are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bergen County Academies?

The largest demographic group at Bergen County Academies is Asian at 56.7% of enrollment, in Hackensack, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bergen County Academies?

Bergen County Academies has a Resource Investment Index of 73/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Bergen County Vocational Technical School District?

Besides Bergen County Academies, Bergen County Vocational Technical School District also operates Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro (665 students), Applied Technology High School (348 students), and Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology (290 students). See the Bergen County Vocational Technical School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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