North Bergen High School
Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · N Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen High School in N Bergen, New Jersey enrolled 2,328 students in 2024-25 with 158.2 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
2,355 students in 2022-23, 2,384 students in 2023-24, 2,328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 162.3 to 158.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,355 | 162.3 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,384 | 156.8 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,328 | 158.2 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
13 AP courses and one counselor per 207 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Bergen High School enrolled 2,275 students and had 11.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 227 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses13
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)11.0, one per 207 of the 2,275 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions227
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.1% of students were Hispanic, 5.9% White, 1.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic91.1%
- White5.9%
- Asian1.6%
- Black1.0%
- Two or more races0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Bergen High School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 28% | 39% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 11% | 20% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80% of the 625 students in North Bergen High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80% | 80% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 625 | 625 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about North Bergen High School
- Memorial High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 2,345 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Weehawken High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 604 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare North Bergen High School with Memorial High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Bergen School District spends per student$21,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,963
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNorth Bergen High School is the number 18 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#18 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.14.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Bergen High School
How many students attend North Bergen High School?
2,328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,355 in 2022-23. It is a high school in N Bergen, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Bergen High School?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Bergen High School a Title I school?
North Bergen High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at North Bergen High School do on state tests?
The students tested at North Bergen High School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at North Bergen High School?
80% of the 625 students in North Bergen High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Bergen High School in?
North Bergen School District, NCES district ID 3411460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341146002882 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.