High school (grades 9-12) · Haledon, NJ

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341260004856
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of New Jersey schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
13.2:1
large classes for New Jersey
57.5%
free-lunch eligible
803
students enrolled

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School has class sizes larger than 77% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+8 students YoY

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School held near 819 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 61.5 → 60.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 341260004856 · Haledon, NJ High · MID · TRAD

803 enr · 13.2:1 · 57.5% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Wayland High School (803 students)

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School held near 819 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 61.5 → 60.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School compares

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 13.2:1 ▲ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.5% ▲ 94% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 803 top 15% - -

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

13.2:1
Leaner classes than 65% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
803
Bigger than 86% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
57.5%
free-lunch eligible - 94% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.2:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 77% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
34.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,839
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 268 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
223
in-school suspensions + 138 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 27.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 45.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 70.7%
African American 15.4%
White 9.2%
Asian 3.9%
Two or More 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.6, Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 8

District finance for Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District reports $24,839 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 Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

How many students attend Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School has 803 students enrolled. It is a high school in Haledon, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 811 (2022-23) → 819 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School is 13.2:1, which is 12% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 16% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

57.5% of students at Passaic County-Manchester 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 Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School is Hispanic or Latino at 70.7% of enrollment, in Haledon, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School?

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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 Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District?

None reported; Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District operates only Passaic County-Manchester 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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