Black Horse Pike Regional School District

Black Horse Pike Regional School District
Address
580 Erial Road Blackwood , Camden County , New Jersey , 08012 United States
Coordinates	39°47′00″N75°03′25″W / 39.783224°N 75.056807°W / 39.783224; -75.056807
District information
Grades	9-12
Superintendent	Brian Repici
Business administrator	Frank Rizzo
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,577 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	286.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.bhprsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) 9-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,952 7 $18,891 −5.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,635 7 15,592 −12.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,339 5 8,807 −16.7% 6 Support Services 2,293 22 2,294 0.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,391 8 1,592 −12.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,957 22 1,954 0.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 619 10 873 −29.1% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,207 2 71,726 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Black Horse Pike Regional School District (BHPRSD) is a regional public high school district serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bellmawr Borough, Gloucester Township and Runnemede Borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3] Students from Bellmawr and Runnemede attend Triton Regional High School, while students from Gloucester Township are split across the district's three schools, based on their home address. ^{[4] [5]}

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 3,577 students and 286.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. ^[1]

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. ^[6]

In order to graduate, students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), earn a total of 115 credits and pass the following courses: four years of Physical Education, four years of Health, four years of English, one year of World History / Cultures, two years of U.S. History, three years of Math, three years of Science, two years of Visual / Performing / Practical Arts and a year of Career Education. The district's schools offer Advanced Placement courses, Honors, dual credit with area community colleges and cooperative education / work study programs in business and industry. As of Summer 2014, all three schools have a revamped dress code (that bans tank tops and requests that shorts must be mid-thigh at length) and eliminated homeroom.

History

Early discussions for forming a district date back to 1949, when representatives from Bellmawr, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede and Gloucester Township met to discuss projections for enrollment three years down the road. Students from Bellmawr had been attending Haddon Heights High School, those from Runnemede were at Audubon High School and students from Gloucester Township was sending to Haddonfield Memorial High School. ^[7] By June 1955, both Audubon Park and Mount Ephraim had dropped consideration of joining the regional district. The remaining districts had been told by their host high schools that Bellmawr students could no longer be accepted at Haddon Heights High School or those from Runnemede at Audubon High School, while Gloucester Township had been forced to send ninth graders to Paulsboro High School, as they could not be accommodated at Haddonfield Memorial High School. ^[8]

Voters approved spending $2.3 million (equivalent to $21 million in 2023) for construction of Triton Regional High School, the district's first facility. ^[9] The school opened in September 1957 with a total of 980 students. ^[10]

Ground was broken in June 1966 for construction for Highland Regional High School, the district's second school facility, which would have a capacity of 1,200 students and be built at a cost of $2.7 million (equivalent to $25.4 million in 2023) on a site 33 acres (13 ha). ^[11] The school opened in 1967, allowing split sessions at Triton High School to end. ^[12]

With enrollment at the two existing high schools rising from 2,800 in 1990 to almost 3,500 in 2000, the district planned a third facility. With construction underway in February 2000, Timber Creek High School was constructed on a 68-acre (28 ha) site at a cost of $41.2 million (equivalent to $70.9 million in 2023). The school opened in September 2001 with 850 students, with 1,200 students expected the following school year. ^[13]

Schools

There are three high schools that are part of the district. Students from Gloucester Township attend one of the three schools based on their residence. The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[14] ) are: ^{[15] [16]}

• Highland Regional High School ^[17] - The school is located in Blackwood and serves Gloucester Township (1,188 students)
  • Ryan C. Varga, principal ^[18]
• Timber Creek Regional High School ^[19] - The school is located in Erial and serves Gloucester Township (1,187)
  • Kelly McKenzie, principal ^[20]
• Triton Regional High School ^[21] - The school is located in Runnemede and serves Gloucester Township, as well as Bellmawr and Runnemede ^[22] (1,103)
  • Melissa Sheppard, principal ^[23]

Administrators

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[24] [25]}

• Brian Repici, superintendent
• Frank Rizzo, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversee 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. ^{[26] [27]} Seats on the board are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with seven seats allocated to Gloucester Township and one each to Bellmawr and Runnemede. ^[28]

References

1. District information for Black Horse Pike Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed April 4, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Composition: The Black Horse Pike Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, and Runnemede."
4. District Home: Registration Info tab, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016. "What school will you be attending? All Bellmawr and Runnemede residents attend Triton Regional High School. Gloucester Township residents Click Here to view the District Map."
5. Gloucester Township High School Attendance Areas, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed June 3, 2016.
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
7. "Group Gets Data On Black Horse Pike School Plan", Courier-Post , November 11, 1949. Accessed April 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Members of the Black Horse pike proposed regional high school committee were given the potential enrollment from Bellmawr, Mt. Ephraim, Runnemede and Gloucester township for the 1952-53 school year at a meeting Thursday night in the Blackwood school. These communities are sending high school students to Audubon, Haddon Heights and Haddonfield. Mt. Ephraim has 115 students at Audubon and Runnemede 127 in the same high school, Gloucester township is sending 235 to Haddonfield and Bellmawr 137 to Haddon Heights."
8. "Black Horse Pike Regional High Up For Vote June 14", Courier-Post , June 3, 1955. Accessed April 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Voters in Bellmawr, Runnemede land Gloucester Township will decide June 14 whether a Black Horse pike regional high school district should be established to serve the three towns.... The movement, when launched, included Mt. Ephraim, Audubon Park, Bellmawr, Runnemede and Gloucester Township, but Mt. Ephraim withdrew last fall and Audubon Park dropped out early this year. Bellmawr is sending its high school pupils to Haddon Heights. The board has been informed that Haddon Heights will not be able to take Bellmawr students after next year. Runnemede sends its pupils to Audubon High School but they, too, have been informed of the same situation. Gloucester Township freshmen were turned away from Haddonfield last year. They now go to Paulsboro."
9. "BHP Region OKs $340,000 Bond", Courier-Post , March 6, 1957. Accessed April 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The Black Horse Pike Regional High School District approved a $340,000 bond issue Tuesday night by a vote of 245 yes, 139 no. The district includes Bellmawr, Runnemede and Gloucester Township... Earlier, the voters had approved a $2,300,000 bond issue to construct a school, known as the Triton Regional High School, which is now under construction at Schubert ave. and Evesham rd., in Runnemede."
10. "County School Enrollment to Hit 58,000", Courier-Post , September 11, 1957. Accessed April 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "On Sept. 23, the Triton Regional High School, Evesham rd., Runnemede will add approximately 980 pupils to the enrollment figure, and on Sept. 30 another increase of 93 pupils is anticipated when Overbrook Regional High School opens."
11. "Regional High Work To Begin", Courier-Post , June 24, 1966. Accessed April 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The second high school in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District will get underway officially Monday with ground-breaking ceremonies at 6 p.m. Highland Regional High School, to be built on a 33-acre tract on Clementon-Erial Road, Gloucester Township, is expected to be completed for a fall opening in 1967. The 44-room school will have a student capacity of 1,200 and a professional staff of approximately 80.... A bond issue of $2,700,000 was approved by voters in Runnemede, Gloucester Township and Bellmawr in 1964."
12. Shott, Meghan. "Highland Regional High School", SouthJersey.com, September 26, 2016. Accessed April 4, 2022. "Highland Regional High School, home of the Tartans, serves nearly 1200 students from Bellmawr, Gloucester Township and Runnemede, as part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Sister schools in the BHP Regional School District include Timber Creek and Triton High Schools. Highland opened in 1967 and is celebrating 50 years this school year."
13. Burkhart, Michael T. "New high school takes shape; New $41.2 million school should be ready by September", Courier-Post , May 14, 2001. Accessed April 5, 2022, via Newspapers.com. Clipping of first page, Second page text detail A, B, and C: "Timber Creek will relieve overcrowding In Highland and Triton, the district's two other schools, and bring an end to staggered classes.... Ground for the school, situated on 68 acres along Jervis Road, was broken in December 1999 and construction started in February 2000. In the 2001-02 school year, 850 students will attend the new facility, with the number climbing to 1,200 in 2002-03, Ross said.... Still, Black Horse Pike Regional grew from 2,823 students in October 1990 to 3,488 students 10 years later, Killeen said."
14. School Data for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
15. School Performance Reports for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
16. New Jersey School Directory for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
17. Highland Regional High School, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed April 4, 2022.
18. Administration, Highland Regional High School. Accessed April 4, 2022.
19. Timber Creek Regional High School, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed April 4, 2022.
20. Administration, Timber Creek Regional High School. Accessed April 4, 2022.
21. Triton Regional High School, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed April 4, 2022.
22. Triton Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Triton Regional is a community based high school and we value the support of our parents, community members and local businesses. Our students and staff are ambassadors of Runnemede, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township and carry that honor with Mustang pride."
23. Principal, Triton Regional High School. Accessed April 4, 2022.
24. Administration, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed April 4, 2022.
25. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
26. 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.
27. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its three high schools."
28. Board of Education, Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.

Further reading

• "Breakup of Black Horse school district isn't easy". The Philadelphia Inquirer . May 22, 1997. p. B2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. Text Detail A, Text Detail B, and Text Detail C.

External links

• Black Horse Pike Regional School District
• School Performance Reports for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics