High · New Jersey

University Academy Charter High School

Charter

University Academy Charter High School, a public high school in Jersey City, New Jersey: grades 9–12, 429 students, 10.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of University Academy Charter High School.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 429
Teachers (FTE): 40.0
Students per teacher: 10.7
Grades: 9–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of high schools in New Jersey

Median 12.1 · 435 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of high schools in New Jersey

Median 817 · 444 schools compared

Larger than 51% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 9–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: University Academy Charter High School

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Location

Address: 275 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201)200-3200
City or town: Jersey City
County: Hudson County

Website Quality of life in Jersey City Schools in Jersey City

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Henry Snyder High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	729	8.7	0.4 mi
Innovation High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	301	—	0.4 mi
Infinity Institute	6–12	265	11.0	1.1 mi
Lincoln High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	767	12.7	1.2 mi
Liberty High School	9–12	193	7.7	1.7 mi
County Prep High SchoolCareer and technical	9–12	892	9.7	1.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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