Manchester Township High School

Manchester Township High School
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Location
101 South Colonial Drive Manchester, NJ 08759
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Manchester Township School District
Principal	Alexander George
Vice principal	Keith Lister Constance Soper Evelyn Swift
Faculty	80 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,158 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.48[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and gold
Athletics conference	Shore Conference
Nickname	Hawks
Website	School website

Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is part of the Manchester Township School District. The school serves students in grades 9 - 12 from Manchester Township, and also serves approximately 180 high school students from Lakehurst Borough, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, Manchester Township High School had 1,158 students and 80 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 14.48.^[1]

The school was the 241st-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 227th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[3] The school was ranked 256th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[4]

Athletics

The Manchester Township High School Hawks compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.^[5] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[6]

• Alexander George, Principal
• Keith Lister, Vice Principal
• Constance Soper, Vice Principal
• Evelyn Swift, Vice Principal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Manchester Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 5, 2011.
2. ^ About Our School District, Manchester Township School District. Accessed August 1, 2008. "We are also the receiving district for approximately 180 high school students from neighboring Lakehurst Borough."
3. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 9, 2011.
4. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed March 9, 2011.
5. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
6. ^ Staff, Manchester Township High School. Accessed March 9, 2011.

External links

• Manchester Township High School
• Manchester Township School District
• Manchester Township High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for Manchester Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics
• DigitalSports Manchester Homepage

Coordinates: 40°00′13″N 74°18′16″W / 40.003729°N 74.304319°W / 40.003729; -74.304319