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William L Dickinson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2 Palisade Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone
(201) 714-4400
District
Jersey City Public Schools
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2024
Classroom Teachers
125

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.2% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

William L Dickinson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
44%
30%
50%
25%
37%
    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
16
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 653 32.3%
Grade 10 479 23.7%
Grade 11 359 17.7%
Grade 12 419 20.7%
Total 2024 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.4% 15.9% 40.1%
Black 16.4% 26.1% 15.1%
Hispanic 50.2% 38.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.3% 17.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.3% 55.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 56.5% 51.7% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 3.6% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 287,899 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 19,521.2 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 119,278 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.9% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.3% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,965 $398,779,000 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,564 $68,320,000 8.8%
Staff $798 $21,270,000 2.7%
General Administration $436 $11,624,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,000 $26,652,000 3.4%
Operation $2,326 $61,988,000 8.0%
Transportation $450 $11,987,000 1.5%
Other $659 $17,573,000 2.3%
Total Support $8,234 $219,414,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,938 $158,234,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $29,138 $776,427,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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