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125 Kent Place Blvd

Summit, NJ 07901
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Tel: (908)273-1494

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Summit High School serves 1,231 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the NJ average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 52%.
Summit High School operates within the Summit School District.
Summit School District's 94% graduation rate is equal to the NJ state average of 94%.

School Overview

The student population of 1231 students has grown by 12% over five years.
The teacher population of 104 teachers has grown by 14% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,231 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	104 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.50 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	12:1	13:1

Asian	6%	10%

Hispanic	18%	25%

Black	5%	16%

White	68%	48%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	1%

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.	0.50	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.	12%	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.	5%	5%

District Comparison

Summit School District's student population of 4,069 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 94% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $18,389 in this district is less than the state average of $21,422. The district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $17,976 is less than the state average of $21,053. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Summit School District
Number of Schools Managed	9	2
Number of Students Managed	4,069	954

Graduation Rate	94%	94%

District Total Revenue	$76 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$74 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$18,389	$21,422

District Spending / Student	$17,976	$21,053

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, NJ Dept. of Education

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