Keansburg High School

Keansburg · NJ · Keansburg School District · Public


At a glance

Programs & features
  • 3 AP courses offered — Moderate
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 45% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 87% in 2019 (Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Keansburg High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Keyport High School, South Amboy Middle/High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Moderate — some AP / advanced course access

Bottom 44% of US high schools

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
3
Subject breadth not reported
Advanced math classes
1
0 calculus · 1 advanced
Lab science classes
17
6 physics · 11 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 45% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
56
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
14.8
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
87%
Range: 85–89%
4-year cohort size
114
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
17.8%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
24.4%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

65%
admit rate
$17,929
in-state tuition/yr · $37,441 out-of-state
1270–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
33.8%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
129
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
190:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
2.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
39
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 78 in 2021 to 82 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+5.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 379 students:

2025
378
2027
375
2029
373

≈ 6 fewer students by 2029 — 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 $28,941 per student in district revenue, the 6 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $173,646/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Keyport High School
KEYPORT
Public 3.9 372 +7.5%
South Amboy Middle/High School
SOUTH AMBOY
Public 8.4 332 +27.7%
Marine Academy of Science and Technology
Highlands
Public 6.6 276 +2.6%
High Technology High School
LINCROFT
Public 7.9 284 -1.0%
Asbury Park High School
ASBURY PARK
Public 15.7 379 -3.3%
Perth Amboy Magnet School
PERTH AMBOY
Public 8.9 269 -1.8%
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School
WOODBRIDGE
Public 10.7 288 +2.9%
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
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Public 14.9 415 +29.3%

At a glance

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Keansburg High School is a public high school in Keansburg, NJ, enrolling 379 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 5% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

56 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 45% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 87% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 190 students per school counselor.

34% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Keansburg High School offer? Keansburg High School offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Keansburg High School's graduation rate? Keansburg High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 87% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Keansburg High School? Keansburg High School is a public high school in Keansburg, NJ, enrolling 379 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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