Pequannock Township High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Pompton Plains, New Jersey

Pequannock Township High School in Pompton Plains, New Jersey enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 64.8 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New Jersey: 90.5%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

668 students in 2022-23, 671 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.8 to 64.8.

Students enrolled at Pequannock Township High School by school year2022-23: 668, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236682023-246712024-25655
Students enrolled at Pequannock Township High School by school year2022-23: 668, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236682023-246712024-25655
Students enrolled at Pequannock Township High School by school year2022-23: 668, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236682023-246712024-25655
Students enrolled at Pequannock Township High School by school year2022-23: 668, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236682023-246712024-25655
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366866.810.0
2023-2467167.59.9
2024-2565564.810.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 10.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5

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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 231 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pequannock Township High School enrolled 694 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 231 of the 694 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions46
  • Chronically absent10.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.8% of students were White, 14.5% Hispanic, 2.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White80.8%
  2. Hispanic14.5%
  3. Asian2.7%
  4. Two or more races1.2%
  5. Black0.8%

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 Pequannock Township High School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275‑79%73%48.6%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%54% (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

95% or more of the 179 students in Pequannock Township 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more90.5%
Students in the class179179106,157

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 Pequannock Township High School

  1. Butler High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 482 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Pompton Lakes High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 610 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Pequannock Township High School with Butler High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pequannock Township School District spends per student$23,639 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,639
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyPequannock Township High School is the number 275 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#275 of 447
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.10.1:1
  7. 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 Pequannock Township High School

  1. How many students attend Pequannock Township High School?
    655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 668 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pompton Plains, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pequannock Township High School?
    10.1 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.
  3. Is Pequannock Township High School a Title I school?
    Pequannock Township High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pequannock Township High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pequannock Township High School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Pequannock Township High School?
    95% or more of the 179 students in Pequannock Township 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.
  6. What district is Pequannock Township High School in?
    Pequannock Township School District, NCES district ID 3412900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341290004470 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