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Harrison High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
401 Kingsland Avenue
Harrison, NJ 07029
Phone
(973) 482-5050
District
Harrison Public Schools
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
784
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.7% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Harrison High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
45%
60%
52%
No Data
39%
60%
45%
60%
52%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 204 26.0%
Grade 10 206 26.3%
Grade 11 189 24.1%
Grade 12 185 23.6%
Total 784 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.7% 9.4% 39.1%
Black 4.1% 3.3% 14.9%
Hispanic 82.5% 79.2% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.7% 7.8% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.5% 81.7% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 64.5% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 20.4% 17.2% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,599 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 16,182.0 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 48.2% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,991 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.2% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.5% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.9% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,625 $31,739,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,166 $5,446,000 8.9%
Staff $990 $2,489,000 4.1%
General Administration $521 $1,309,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,103 $2,772,000 4.5%
Operation $1,840 $4,627,000 7.6%
Transportation $180 $453,000 0.7%
Other $390 $980,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,190 $18,076,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,457 $11,205,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $24,272 $61,020,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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