High school (grades 9-12) · Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Hasbrouck Heights High School

Federal NCES profile for Hasbrouck Heights High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 340693000512
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hasbrouck Heights High School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

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public schools in Hasbrouck Heights · Resource Index
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Resource Index · Higher
11.9:1
students per teacher
10.4%
free-lunch eligible

Hasbrouck Heights High School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hasbrouck Heights High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

Enrollment

499

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

10.4%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-65% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hasbrouck Heights High School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hasbrouck Heights High School

Hasbrouck Heights High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, enrolling 499 students.

At 11.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 10.4% of students eligible for free meals.

With 499 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 693 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #161.

Its student body is led by White (53%) and Hispanic or Latino (31%) (diversity index 61/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 20 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 125 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Hasbrouck Heights School District also operates Hasbrouck Heights Middle School (417 students) and Lincoln Elementary School (364 students) alongside Hasbrouck Heights High School.

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 Hasbrouck Heights High School compares

Hasbrouck Heights 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 11.9:1 ▲ 1% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.4% ▼ 65% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 499 top 40% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
499
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.4%
free-lunch eligible - 65% 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
11.9:1
students per teacher - 1% above state mean
Top 60% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$22,496
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 125 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 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 52.9%
Hispanic or Latino 31.3%
Asian 12.8%
African American 2.0%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: White at 52.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.5, Hasbrouck Heights High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 20

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hasbrouck Heights School District, which includes Hasbrouck Heights High School.

$22,496
Per student
-10%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.7%
State 25.0%
Federal 3.2%

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 Hasbrouck Heights High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lincoln Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Euclid Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hasbrouck Heights High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hasbrouck Heights School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Hasbrouck Heights High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hasbrouck Heights High School

How many students attend Hasbrouck Heights High School?

Hasbrouck Heights High School has 499 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hasbrouck Heights High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hasbrouck Heights High School is 11.9:1, which is 1% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hasbrouck Heights High School?

10.4% of students at Hasbrouck Heights High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hasbrouck Heights High School?

The largest demographic group at Hasbrouck Heights High School is White at 52.9% of enrollment, in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hasbrouck Heights High School?

Hasbrouck Heights High School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Hasbrouck Heights High School rank among public schools in Hasbrouck Heights?

By Resource Investment Index, Hasbrouck Heights High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Hasbrouck Heights on the city page.

Is Hasbrouck Heights High School a good school?

Hasbrouck Heights High School earns 69/100 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 Hasbrouck Heights School District?

Besides Hasbrouck Heights High School, Hasbrouck Heights School District also operates Hasbrouck Heights Middle School (417 students), Lincoln Elementary School (364 students), and Euclid Elementary School (362 students). See the Hasbrouck Heights 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.

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

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