Enrollment
862
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Woodbury Hts, NJ
Gateway Regional High School
Federal NCES profile for Gateway Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340582002554
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gateway Regional High School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.5:1
- students per teacher
- 18.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 862
- students enrolled
Gateway Regional High School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gateway Regional High School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340582002554 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
82.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
18.8%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gateway Regional High School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gateway Regional High School
Gateway Regional High School is a lower-poverty, large combined-grade school in Woodbury Hts, New Jersey, enrolling 862 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 18.8% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 862 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 329 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #22, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (65%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 172 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
10.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Gateway Regional High School District spends $32,422 per pupil, 30% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Gateway Regional High School District operates only this one school, so Gateway Regional High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Gateway Regional High School compares
Gateway Regional High School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.5:1 | ▼ 11% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 18.8% | ▼ 36% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 862 | top 13% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
862
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
18.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 36% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 11% below state mean
Top 36% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$32,422
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 172 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
134
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.8 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
White 65.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
African American 15.0%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 65.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 52.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 52.8, Gateway Regional High School is about as mixed as the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
AP courses offered 13
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gateway Regional High School District, which includes Gateway Regional High School.
$32,422
Per student
+30%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+95%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.5%
State 45.6%
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.
Similar other 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.
Similar enrollment (~862 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gateway Regional High School
How many students attend Gateway Regional High School?
Gateway Regional High School has 862 students enrolled. It is a public school in Woodbury Hts, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway Regional High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Gateway Regional High School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gateway Regional High School?
18.8% of students at Gateway Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gateway Regional High School?
The largest demographic group at Gateway Regional High School is White at 65.0% of enrollment, in Woodbury Hts, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gateway Regional High School?
Gateway Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (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).
Is Gateway Regional High School a good school?
Gateway Regional High School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. 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 Gateway Regional High School District?
None reported; Gateway Regional High School District operates only Gateway Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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