North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional HS District
Superintendent:		Dr. Charles M. Shaddow
Business Administrator:		Susan Press
Address:		1445 State Route 31 Annandale, NJ 08801
Grade Range:		7-12/9-12
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		3,011 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		237.5
Student–teacher ratio:		12.7
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		http://www.nhvweb.net/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	7-12/9-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$15,384	34	$13,710	12.2%
2	Classroom Instruction	8,051	30	7,588	6.1%
6	Support Services	2,389	39	1,987	20.2%
8	Administrative Cost	1,591	25	1,475	7.9%
10	Operations & Maintenance	2,418	46	1,816	33.1%
13	Extracurricular Activities	936	36	749	25.0%
16	Median Teacher Salary	59,090	22	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

The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District is a regional, four-year public high school district, that serves students in grades 9-12 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.

The Clinton Township School District has 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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 3,011 students and 237.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7.^[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.^[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[4]) are:

• North Hunterdon High School is located in Clinton Township (although the mailing address is Annandale). The school served 1,861 students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.^[5]
• Voorhees High School is located in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner). The school served 1,150 students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.^[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]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[7][8]

• Dr. Charles M. Shaddow, Superintendent
• Susan Press, Business Administrator

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the North Hunterdon/Voorhees School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 12, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
4. ^ Data for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 12, 2011.
5. ^ ^{a b} 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"
6. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
7. ^ District Office Directory, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed November 12, 2009.
8. ^ Hunterdon County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District website
• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°37′45″N 74°52′54″W / 40.629221°N 74.881603°W / 40.629221; -74.881603