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Essex High School

Essex Regional Educational Services Commission · Essex County · High school
Grades 9–12
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In 2025-26 it enrolled 56 students. Enrollment has been roughly steady since 1998-99 (42).

students 015304560 561998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2025-26 was Black students — 60% then, 79% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 721%79%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsian

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s a larger shift than 63% of Essex County high schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black +9·Hispanic −4.7·Asian −4.3

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). At a school this small, a few students moving can swing the index a lot. Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 82.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010082.1%72%54.8%1998200320082013201820232025
This schooldistrict overallEssex Campus Academy

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and Essex Campus Academy, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →