High school (grades 9-12) · East Rutherford, NJ

Henry P. Becton Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Henry P. Becton Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 340280000300
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
41
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Henry P. Becton Regional High School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of New Jersey schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
14.7:1
large classes for New Jersey
17.4%
free-lunch eligible
853
students enrolled

Henry P. Becton Regional High School has class sizes larger than 90% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+50 students YoY

Henry P. Becton Regional High School grew from 771 students in 2022-23 to 821 in 2023-24 (+6.5%).

Teacher FTE added 58.5 → 61.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+50 students YoY 340280000300 · East Rutherford, NJ High · MID · TRAD

853 enr · 14.7:1 · 17.4% lunch · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High (853 students)

Henry P. Becton Regional High School grew from 771 students in 2022-23 to 821 in 2023-24 (+6.5%). Teacher FTE added 58.5 → 61.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Henry P. Becton Regional High School compares

Henry P. Becton Regional High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.7:1 ▲ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 17.4% ▼ 41% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 853 top 14% - -

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

14.7:1
Leaner classes than 50% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
853
Bigger than 87% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
17.4%
free-lunch eligible - 41% 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
14.7:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 90% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
8.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$24,254
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 213 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 49 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.0%
White 32.2%
Asian 11.3%
African American 8.6%
Two or More 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.4, Henry P. Becton Regional High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 12

District finance for Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District reports $24,254 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Henry P. Becton Regional High School

How many students attend Henry P. Becton Regional High School?

Henry P. Becton Regional High School has 853 students enrolled. It is a high school in East Rutherford, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 771 (2022-23) → 821 (2023-24), up 50.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry P. Becton Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Henry P. Becton Regional High School is 14.7:1, which is 25% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Henry P. Becton Regional High School?

17.4% of students at Henry P. Becton 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 Henry P. Becton Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Henry P. Becton Regional High School is Hispanic or Latino at 46.0% of enrollment, in East Rutherford, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Henry P. Becton Regional High School?

Henry P. Becton Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District?

None reported; Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District operates only Henry P. Becton Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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

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

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