Edison High School vs Piscataway Magnet School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Edison High School Piscataway Magnet School
Location Edison, NJ Piscataway, NJ
School Type regular vocational
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,393 640
Student:Teacher Ratio 15:1 10.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 40.8% 53.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Edison High School Piscataway Magnet School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,865 $27,454
District Edison Township School District Middlesex County Magnet Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Edison High School Piscataway Magnet School
White 16.2% 17.2%
African American 15.8% 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino 28.4% 64.1%
Asian 36.4% 8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2%
Multiracial 2.8% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Edison High School Piscataway Magnet School
AP Courses Offered 29 -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 277:1 95:1
Chronic Absenteeism 18.9% 0.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 2 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.