North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
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1445 State Route 31 Annandale, NJ 08801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Charles M. Shaddow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Susan Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 2,907 (as of 2011-12)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 219.4 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student-teacher ratio | 13.25:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.nhvweb.net/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District is a regional, four-year public high school district, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from twelve municipalities in northern Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Students in the district hail from Bethlehem Township, Califon Borough, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township and Union Township.[3]
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 2,907 students and 219.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.25:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
History
The Clinton Township School District had undertaken a project to consider the possibility of withdrawing from the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District to form an independent K-12 school district. In February 2005, the Clinton Township Board of Education commissioned a study to consider the educational and financial effects of a proposed withdrawal scenario for Clinton Township, citing higher costs assessed to township residents under the funding formula then in place, through the district ultimately withdrew its withdrawal petition in December 2006.[5]
Awards and recognition
For the 2001-02 school year, North Hunterdon High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[6]
In 2015, Voorhees High School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category.[7][8]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]
- North Hunterdon High School[11] is located in Clinton Township (although the mailing address is Annandale). The school served 1,801 students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.[12]
- Voorhees High School[14] is located in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner). The school served 1,106 students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.[12]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[16]
- Dr. Charles M. Shaddow, Superintendent[17]
- Susan Press, Business Administrator
References
- 1 2 District information for North Hunterdon/Voorhees Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ About the District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Our district consists of 12 municipalities: North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ Staff. "Board drops petition to withdraw from high school district", New Jersey Hills, December 2, 2006. Accessed September 22, 2014. "He said Clinton Township is still paying more than its cost-per-pupil share due to the state formula for assessing costs in the 12 towns. The resolution to drop the withdrawal petition before the county school superintendent's office allows the North Hunterdon-Voorhees district to move ahead with its own possible referendum of more than $20 million to expand the North Hunterdon High School campus and make capital improvements at both North Hunterdon and Voorhees high schools."
- ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 14, 2016.
- ↑ Mueller, Mark. "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."
- ↑ School Data for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ North Hunterdon High School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- 1 2 About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed November 12, 2009. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township. Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
- 1 2 3 4 Administration, North Hunterdon High School. Accessed November 3rd, 2016.
- ↑ Voorhees High School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Contact The Main Office, Voorhees High School. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014.
- ↑ Superintendent’s Biography, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
External links
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District website
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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