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Pennsauken 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
800 Hylton Road
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Phone
(856) 662-8500
District
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District
County
CAMDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1530
Classroom Teachers
103

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.6% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
44%
21%
50%
3%
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
15
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 353 23.1%
Grade 10 384 25.1%
Grade 11 334 21.8%
Grade 12 371 24.2%
Total 1530 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 8.4% 40.1%
Black 25.8% 22.5% 15.1%
Hispanic 54.1% 58.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.5% 10.1% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.7% 40.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 33.0% 36.8% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 3.7% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 36,984 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,527.2 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,822 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 14.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.2% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.1% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.7% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,073 $58,289,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,883 $9,090,000 7.5%
Staff $698 $3,368,000 2.8%
General Administration $227 $1,094,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,114 $5,379,000 4.4%
Operation $2,109 $10,180,000 8.4%
Transportation $728 $3,515,000 2.9%
Other $502 $2,423,000 2.0%
Total Support $7,260 $35,049,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,813 $28,067,000 23.1%
Total Expenditures $25,146 $121,405,000 100.0%
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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