William L Dickinson High School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

William L Dickinson High School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 1,786 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,786

Teachers (FTE)

130.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

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	880	49%
Black or African American	296	17%
White	284	16%
Asian	269	15%
American Indian / Alaska Native	29	2%
Two or more races	18	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	10	1%
Total enrollment	1,786	998M / 788F

English Language Learners: 484 (27% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -14.6pp	25.6%	769
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -11.8pp	46.8%	432
Science Proficiency	6.0%	—	450
4-Year Graduation Rate	73.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (10)

177 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

200

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

382

21.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,786	100%

Contact & Location

2 PALISADE AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Phone: (201)714-4400

http://wdhs.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

Other Schools in District

Alexander D. Sullivan School Elementary
Alfred Zampella School Elementary
Chaplain Charles Watters School Elementary
Charles E. Trefurt School Elementary
Christa McAuliffe School Elementary
Cornelia F. Bradford School Elementary
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School Elementary
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07306) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002780

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