Piscataway Magnet School vs Piscataway Township High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Piscataway Magnet School Piscataway Township High School
Location Piscataway, NJ Piscataway, NJ
School Type vocational regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 640 2,144
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.2:1 13.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 53.1% 33.0%
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 Piscataway Magnet School Piscataway Township High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $27,454 $21,451
District Middlesex County Magnet Schools Piscataway Township Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Piscataway Magnet School Piscataway Township High School
White 17.2% 12.2%
African American 10.5% 27.2%
Hispanic or Latino 64.1% 25.4%
Asian 8.1% 31.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 2.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Piscataway Magnet School Piscataway Township High School
AP Courses Offered - 25
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 95:1 214:1
Chronic Absenteeism 0.6% 16.2%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 101
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.