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C+

High Point Regional School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Wantage Township, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex and Branchville.

Wantage Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of New Jersey school districts

Students
791
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,580
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
The gist

What stands out about High Point Regional School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWantage Township 11,154B−Frankford Township 5,368C+Lafayette Township 2,417CSussex 2,079Branchville 809

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wantage Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Clifton E. LawrenceSussex-Wantage Regional School District
3–5Wantage Elementary SchoolSussex-Wantage Regional School District
6–8Sussex Middle SchoolSussex-Wantage Regional School District
9–12High Point Regional High School DistrictThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 35.5% · 216 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 48.6% · 185 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90.5% · 222 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$33,580 per student · 18% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 27%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
841’20
812’21
817’22
803’23
791’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

High Point Regional High School District
High · Grades 9–12 · Sussex
B−
791 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kittatinny Regional School DistrictHampton Township, Sandyston Township
$33,089per student
Hampton Township School DistrictHampton Township
$27,360per student
Hardyston Township School DistrictHardyston Township
$28,307per student
Wallkill Valley Regional School DistrictHardyston Township
$27,691per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.