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Garfield High School

500 Palisade Ave

Tel: (973)340-5010

Garfield High School serves 1,052 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the NJ average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Garfield High School operates within the Garfield Public School District.
Garfield Public School District's 73% graduation rate is lower than the NJ state average of 94%.

The student population of 1052 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 98 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.55 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NJ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	13:1

Asian	n/a	10%

Hispanic	56%	25%

Black	7%	16%

White	37%	48%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.55	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	58%	31%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	14%	5%

Garfield Public School District's student population of 4,891 students has grown by 8% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 73% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $22,086 is higher than the state average of $21,422. The district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $22,023 is higher than the state average of $21,053. The district spending/student has grown by 20% over four years.

School District Name	Garfield Public School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	2
Number of Students Managed	4,891	954

Graduation Rate	73%	94%

District Total Revenue	$105 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$105 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$22,086	$21,422

District Spending / Student	$22,023	$21,053

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores