South River High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · South River, New Jersey

South River High School in South River, New Jersey enrolled 716 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

762 students in 2022-23, 736 students in 2023-24, 716 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.4 to 59.0.

Students enrolled at South River High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237622023-247362024-25716
Students enrolled at South River High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237622023-247362024-25716
Students enrolled at South River High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237622023-247362024-25716
Students enrolled at South River High School by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 71602004006008002022-237622023-247362024-25716
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376258.413.0
2023-2473657.012.9
2024-2571659.012.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 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 12.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 12.1; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state 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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 368 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South River High School enrolled 736 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 57 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 368 of the 736 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions57
  • Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.7% of students were Hispanic, 42.4% White, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic48.7%
  2. White42.4%
  3. Black5.3%
  4. Asian2.7%
  5. Two or more races1.0%

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 South River High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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, 2021-2215‑19%31%48.6%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%19% (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

81% of the 212 students in South River 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 rate81%81%90.5%
Students in the class212212106,157

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 South River High School

  1. East Brunswick High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 2,124 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. East Brunswick Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 745 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare South River High School with East Brunswick High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South River Board Of Education spends per student$21,325 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,325
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseySouth River High School is the number 262 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#262 of 447
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.12.1:1
  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 South River High School

  1. How many students attend South River High School?
    716 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is a high school in South River, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South River High School?
    12.1 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 South River High School a Title I school?
    South River High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South River High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South River High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 South River High School?
    81% of the 212 students in South River 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 South River High School in?
    South River Board Of Education, NCES district ID 3415390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341539003648 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.

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