Carteret High School

Regular School · CARTERET, NJ

Carteret High School is a regular school school in CARTERET, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 1,188 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,188

Teachers (FTE)

87.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	576	48%
Asian	251	21%
Black or African American	210	18%
White	114	10%
Two or more races	30	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,188	608M / 579F

English Language Learners: 86 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -10.6pp	25.6%	407
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +11.2pp	46.8%	208
Science Proficiency	10.0%	—	267
4-Year Graduation Rate	91.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

85 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

365

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

200

16.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,188	100%

Contact & Location

199 WASHINGTON AVENUE

CARTERET, NJ 07008

Phone: (732)541-8960

http://www.carteretschools.org/CarteretHigh.cfm

District

Carteret Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,572

District enrollment: 3,773

Other Schools in District

Columbus Elementary School Elementary
Nathan Hale Elementary School Elementary
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School Elementary
Carteret Junior High School Middle
Carteret Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07008) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340282003268

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD