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Spotswood High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Phone
(732) 723-2200
District
Spotswood Public School District
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
745
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all U.S. schools.


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

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
44%
48%
50%
46%
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
13
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 9 174 23.4%
Grade 10 208 27.9%
Grade 11 169 22.7%
Grade 12 192 25.8%
Total 745 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.7% 68.1% 40.1%
Black 5.9% 5.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 16.1% 20.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 5.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.1% 15.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 8.2% 11.7% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 3.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,438 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,323.1 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.6% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,154 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.9% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.5% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.5% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.6% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,504 $19,096,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,262 $3,755,000 11.1%
Staff $265 $440,000 1.3%
General Administration $295 $489,000 1.4%
School Administration $986 $1,637,000 4.8%
Operation $2,316 $3,845,000 11.4%
Transportation $517 $858,000 2.5%
Other $681 $1,130,000 3.3%
Total Support $7,322 $12,154,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,541 $2,558,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $20,366 $33,808,000 100.0%
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%