Union Catholic Regional High School
Scotch Plains · NJ · Catholic religious-affiliated
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Mother Seton Regional High School → Koinonia Academy → St Joseph High School → Oratory Preparatory School → Timothy Christian School → Academy Of Saint Elizabeth → Seton Hall Preparatory School → Yeshiva Gedolah Of Carteret Inc. →📋 At a glance
- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 2 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1320 (25-75: 1260–1390)
- 📝 ACT avg 29 (25-75: 27–31)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 80% (avg score 3.9)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Union Catholic Regional High School compares for families
What families should know about Union Catholic Regional High School.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Mother Seton Regional High School, Koinonia Academy, St Joseph High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Union Catholic Regional High School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.unioncatholic.org/admissions ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 588 students:
≈ 192 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 192 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $3,072,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Seton Regional High School Clark |
Private | 2.9 | 194 | -16.7% |
| Koinonia Academy Plainfield |
Private | 3.7 | 271 | +40.4% |
| St Joseph High School Metuchen |
Private | 5.0 | 505 | -26.1% |
| Oratory Preparatory School Summit |
Private | 6.9 | 394 | +5.6% |
| Timothy Christian School Piscataway |
Private | 7.0 | 353 | -7.3% |
| Academy Of Saint Elizabeth Convent Station |
Private | 11.5 | 208 | +44.4% |
| Seton Hall Preparatory School West Orange |
Private | 11.9 | 976 | +1.8% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Of Carteret Inc. Carteret |
Private | 7.8 | 58 | — |