High Bridge School District

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High Bridge School District
Address
50 Thomas Street
High Bridge
, Hunterdon County , New Jersey , 08829
United States
Coordinates 40°40′08″N74°53′30″W / 40.668947°N 74.891755°W / 40.668947; -74.891755
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentGregory Hobaugh
Business administratorJohn Jennings
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment370 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty38.2 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website District website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,01058$18,89121.8%
1Budgetary Cost19,9256114,15940.7%
2Classroom Instruction12,194658,65940.8%
6Support Services3,372532,16755.6%
8Administrative Cost1,848601,54719.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,698301,6125.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1313210426.0%
16Median Teacher Salary68,5056561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The High Bridge School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from High Bridge, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 370 students and 38.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township. [5] [6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 982 students and 83.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. [7] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale. [8] [9] [10]

History

The district previously operated High Bridge High School. The school first opened circa 1903. In October 1972, voters agreed to place the district's high school students at North Hunterdon Regional High School, making High Bridge the twelfth community participating in the regional district. High Bridge High closed in 1973; at the time there were 180 students, and 39 students had graduated in the final graduation. [11] In 1975, high school students from High Bridge, with the exception of 12th grade students (seniors), were switched to Voorhees High School. [12]

Schools

Schools in the districts (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [13] ) are: [14] [5] [15] [16]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [19] [20]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [21] [22]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for High Bridge Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ High Bridge Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, High Bridge School District. Accessed October 22, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eighth in the High Bridge School District. Composition: The High Bridge Public School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of High Bridge Borough."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 4, 2015.
  5. 1 2 2023-2024 Public School Directory, Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  7. ↑ School data for Voorhees High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "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"
  9. ↑ Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
  10. ↑ About the District North Hunterdoon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2015. "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"
  11. ↑ Meddis, Sam (June 15, 1973). "An era ends in High Bridge". Courier News . Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. B1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Hagemann, Donna (September 18, 1974). "Boundaries split districts". Courier News . Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. B-6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ School Data for the High Bridge School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ Schools, High Bridge School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
  15. ↑ School Performance Reports for the High Bridge School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the High Bridge School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ High Bridge Elementary School, High Bridge School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
  18. ↑ High Bridge Middle School, High Bridge School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
  19. ↑ Administration, High Bridge School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  21. ↑ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  22. ↑ Board of Education Brochure, High Bridge School District. Accessed May 4, 2020.
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