New Jersey · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in New Jersey

The 50 largest public schools in New Jersey, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

Compiled from official source data by .
6,714
Largest school
2,488
Avg across top 50
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

North Star Academy Charter School in NEWARK is New Jersey's largest public school with 6,714 students enrolled.

6,714
students at North Star Academy Charter School
28.4:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school
2,488
average across the top 50
#SchoolEnrollment
1North Star Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK6,714
2Team Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK6,406
3Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE3,565
4Clifton High SchoolCLIFTON3,150
5Union City High SchoolUnion City3,147
6Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Camden2,873
7Bayonne High SchoolBAYONNE2,830
8Perth Amboy High SchoolPERTH AMBOY2,769
9Vineland Senior High SchoolVINELAND2,736
10John P. Stevens High SchoolEDISON2,687
11Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater2,673
12South Brunswick High SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION2,666
13Old Bridge High SchoolMATAWAN2,659
14Monroe Township High SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP2,583
15Passaic High School No. 12Passaic2,484
16Camden's Promise Charter SchoolCamden2,457
17New Brunswick High SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK2,443
18Union High SchoolUNION2,410
19Edison High SchoolEDISON2,393
20Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough2,377
21Memorial High SchoolWEST NEW YORK2,345
22North Bergen High SchoolN BERGEN2,328
23Kipp: Cooper Norcross a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden2,280
24Egg Harbor Township High SchoolEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP2,279
25Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictFlemington2,238
26Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolPassaic2,175
27Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolNewark2,169
28Piscataway Township High SchoolPISCATAWAY2,144
29Franklin High SchoolSomerset2,134
30East Brunswick High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK2,124
31Cherry Hill High School EastCHERRY HILL2,120
32West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE2,106
33Washington Township High SchoolSEWELL2,105
34Trenton Central High School - Main CampusTRENTON2,097
35Cherokee High SchoolMARLTON2,082
36Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON2,081
37Churchill Junior High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK2,080
38Plainfield High SchoolPLAINFIELD2,077
39Eastside High SchoolPATERSON2,073
40Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield2,055
41East Side High SchoolNEWARK2,046
42Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD1,985
43Linden High SchoolLinden1,934
44Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolMOUNT HOLLY1,928
45Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR1,925
46Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON1,913
47Lenape High SchoolMEDFORD1,912
48Barringer High SchoolNEWARK1,894
49North Brunswick Township High SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK1,876
50Toms River High School NorthTOMS RIVER1,861

Explore More for New Jersey

All Districts → Highest Spending Districts → National School Ranking →

Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.