| High Point Regional High School | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. John W. Hannum | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Linda Alvarez | ||||
| Address: | 299 Pigeon Hill Road Sussex, NJ 07461 |
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| Grade Range: | 7-12/9-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,208 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 112 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 10.79 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hpregional.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
7-12/9-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $15,570 | 36 | $13,710 | 13.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,738 | 38 | 7,588 | 15.2% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,001 | 25 | 1,987 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,751 | 40 | 1,475 | 18.7% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,609 | 15 | 1,816 | -11.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 68,634 | 43 | 62,000 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47 |
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| High Point Regional High School | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1963 |
| Principal | Gregory Youngman |
| Vice principal | Jon Tallamy |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Website | School website |
High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school and school district, which serves students from five municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students from the five municipalities of Branchville Borough, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex Borough and Wantage Township.[3][4]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 112 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.79.[1]
The high school was established in 1963 and is located in Wantage Township. The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
The school was the 125th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 157th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 151st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.[7]
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The graduating class of 2011 had SAT scores on par with state and national averages, including an average SAT Critical Reading score of 498 (compared to state and national averages of 495 and 501, respectively), an average Math score of 520 (compared to state and national averages of 514 and 516, respectively), and an average Writing score of 500 (compared to state and national averages of 497 and 492, respectively).[8]
High Point Regional High School offers classes including music, theater, media, technology, art, graphic design, web design, computer applications, retail marketing, sales, engineering, and architecture.[9]
For the 1997-98 school year, High Point Regional High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[10]
The school was recently ranked first of 53 schools in the state in the "DE" District Factor Group by The Star-Ledger and second in the DFG by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.
High Point competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference a high school athletic conference located in Sussex County, Morris County and Warren County that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the statewide organization for high school sports.[11] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Sussex County Interscholastic League.
The wrestling team won the Group III state wrestling championship against Sayreville War Memorial High School, marking the school's second team state championship overall in all sports and its first ever in wrestling.[12] Prior to winning the Group III State Championship in 2008 and being named the #1 Team in New Jersey, High Point had won the Group III North I State Section 24 times and won its 25th in 2008. They have won the SCIL League numerous times, including the last year of its existence in 2009. They begin the 2009-10 season ranked #15 in the nation and #1 in New Jersey.
The field hockey team won the North I, Group III sectional title in 2002 with a 4-0 shutout against West Morris Central High School in the tournament final.[13]
Core members of the administration are:[14][15]
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