| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
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| County |
Somerset County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
727 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
62 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 106 students | | Grade 8 - 97 students | | Grade 9 - 130 students | | Grade 10 - 123 students | | Grade 11 - 125 students | | Grade 12 - 120 students | | Grade Not Listed - 26 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
55% |
15% |
| % Black |
9% |
17% |
| % White |
34% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
29% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
10% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Bound Brook Boro School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
3 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,521 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$22,089,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$21,113,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$14,523 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,881 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
81% |
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- Bound Brook High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bound Brook School District.
- Students from South Bound Brook, New Jersey attended the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the South Bound Brook School District.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 475 students and 42 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3.
- The school was the 243rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 259th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Athletics
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Bound Brook High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey.
- The boys soccer team won the 2004 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a string of three shutout wins, defeating Jonathan Dayton High School 3-0 in the first round, Highland Park High School 2-0 in the semifinals, and edging Metuchen High School 1-0 in the finals to take the title.
- Administration
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Core members of the district's administration are:
- Daniel Gallagher - Principal
- Rob Nixon - Vice Principal and Athletic Director
- Mario Bernardo - Vice Principal
- Notable alumni
- Kenneth Thomas (born 1938), was Chief Financial Officer of the United States Chess Federation.
- Paul Roper (2004), play-by-play announcer for the OHL's Erie Otters.
- Honors Placement
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Students may be recommended for Honors placement if they have an average grade of 92 or above, and have completed summer assignment/project that is assigned to them, also requires teacher's recommendation. If at anytime during the school year, a student from an Honors placement course grade point drops below an expected range, he/she will be dismissed from the course and be placed into an academic level course.
- Grade Range
- 91-100 - A
- 81-90 - B
- 71-80 - C
- 62-70 - D
- 61 and below - Failing
- Courses Currently Offered
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The below are a list of courses that are offered by the Bound Brook High School:
- Honors Placement Courses:
- English I
- English II
- English III
- English IV
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Pre-Calculus
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Physical Science
- Earth Science (Suspended)
- Physics
- U.S History I
- U.S History II
- World History
- Spanish IV
- College Preparatory A/B Placement Courses:
- English I
- English II
- English III
- English IV
- Chemistry
- Chemistry BTE
- Biology
- Biology BTE
- Earth Science (Suspended)
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Physical Science
- U.S History I
- U.S History II
- World History
- French I
- French II
- French III
- Spanish I
- Spanish II
- Latin (Suspended)
- Consumer Math- BSI
- IMP-I
- IMP-II
- IMP-III
- Spanish III
- Current Electives
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The following elective programs are offered by Bound Brook High School*
- Decades of Change
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Art I
- Art II
- Art III
- Art IV
- Band
- History of Rock & Roll
- Crafts
- Engineering
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Filming
- Accounting I
- Accounting II
- Business and Laws
- SAT-I Math
- SAT-I English
- Creative Writing
- Foods
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Foods
- Principle of Engineering
- AP* Advanced Placement Programs
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Bound Brook High School offers only very few Advanced Placement* programs, due to its student population and limited resources. Currently, AP courses rotates and change around yearly, (i.e) if AP Biology is offered, AP physics will not be offered. Then next year, it's the reverse.
- The following AP programs are offered by Bound Brook High School
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus A/B
- AP Physics
- AP English - Language of Composition
- AP English - Language of Literature
- AP U.S History
- The following courses are registered as Honors Placement, but uses Advanced Placement materials in class.
- U.S History I
- U.S History II
- Active Clubs
- Academic League
- Chess Club
- Mock Trial
- Year Book Committee
- Drama
- Environmental Club
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Interact Club
- French Club
- Spanish Club
- Peer Leadership
- Rebel
- Knitting Club
- National Honor Society
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The National Honor Society is an organization that recognizes outstanding students from grades 10 through 12. It was formed in 1921 as a result of the desire of educators to promote student excellence. The Bound Brook High School chapter was founded in June, 1962. The pillars of the Society are Scholarship, Character, Service, and Leadership. Chapter meetings are held bi-monthly and community services are provided through various ongoing projects.
- External links
- Bound Brook High School
- Bound Brook School District
- Data for the Bound Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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| About This Zip Code (08805) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
12,053 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
32% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$50,634
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.3 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
58 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
58% / 42% |
62% / 38% |
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