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

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus

Federal NCES profile for Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 340147000264
0/100100/10060/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

#1 of 3
high schools in Paramus · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
23.3%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Paramus, NJ.

Enrollment

14

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Free-lunch eligible

23.3%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-21% vs state

What stands out at Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus is a small high school in Paramus, New Jersey, enrolling 14 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 23.3% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New Jersey schools, with 14 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (79%) and White (21%) (diversity index 34/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 5 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Bergen County Vocational Technical School District spends $39,378 per pupil, 58% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Paramus's high schools, it stands alongside Applied Technology High School (348 students): Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Bergen County Vocational Technical School District also operates Bergen County Academies (1,130 students) and Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro (665 students) alongside Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus.

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 Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus compares

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 23.3% ▼ 21% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 99% - -

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

14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
23.3%
free-lunch eligible - 21% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$39,378
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 5 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.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 78.6%
White 21.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.6, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, which includes Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus.

$39,378
Per student
+58%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+137%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.7%
State 18.9%
Federal 8.4%

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 Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bergen County Academies Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Applied Technology High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus'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

View district profile

Similar high schools in Paramus

2 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

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Frequently asked questions about Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus

How many students attend Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus?

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus has 14 students enrolled. It is a high school in Paramus, NJ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus?

23.3% of students at Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus?

The largest demographic group at Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus is Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment, in Paramus, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus?

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus rank among high schools in Paramus?

By Resource Investment Index, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Paramus, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Paramus on the city page.

Is Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus a good school?

Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus earns 60/100 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 Bergen County Vocational Technical School District?

Besides Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, Bergen County Vocational Technical School District also operates Bergen County Academies (1,130 students), Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro (665 students), and Applied Technology High School (348 students). See the Bergen County Vocational Technical 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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