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James J Ferris High School

JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07302 — Jersey City Public Schools

Overview

Enrollment
1,364
Teachers (FTE)
91.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Free Lunch Eligible
56.6%
NCES ID
340783002774

Student Ethnicity

White 11.1%
African American 21.2%
Hispanic or Latino 55.2%
Asian 11.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More 1.0%

Programs & Staff

AP Courses Offered
9
AP Enrollment
46
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per Counselor
225:1
Nurses (FTE)
2.0
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0

Discipline & Special Education

Other Schools in This District

William L Dickinson High School
high — regular
1,786 students
Cornelia F. Bradford School
other — regular
1,082 students
Joseph H. Brensinger School
other — regular
926 students
Christa McAuliffe School
other — regular
906 students
Franklin L. Williams School
middle — regular
906 students

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23, School Membership 2024-25, and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.