| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Cumberland County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1082 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
124 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 373 students | | Grade 10 - 282 students | | Grade 11 - 191 students | | Grade 12 - 180 students | | Grade Not Listed - 56 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:9 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
31% |
15% |
| % Black |
50% |
17% |
| % White |
18% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
53% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
11% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
2% |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Bridgeton City School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
8 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,650 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$75,001,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$77,729,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$16,129 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$16,716 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
81% |
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- Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bridgeton Public Schools, an Abbott District.
- Students from Downe Township and Lawrence Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,082 students and 124.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.7.
- The school was the 297th-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 283rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Athletics
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The Bridgeton High School Bulldogs compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
- The boys’ and girls’ track teams were the CAL champions for the 2005-06 season. The boys track team was the NJSIAA Division II state champions.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
[ Staff, Bridgeton High School. Accessed August 13, 2008.]
- Lynn B. Williams - Principal
- Azeem Ahmad - Assistant Principal
- Dorian Giorgio - Assistant Principal
- Steve Lynch - Assistant Principal
- Notable alumni
- Julie Ann Dawson (born 1971), horror fiction writer, RPG designer, and publisher.
- James Galanos (born 1925), fashion designer.
[Gerston, Jill. "PERSONALITY: NANCY REAGAN PUT GALANOS ON THE MAP", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1981. Accessed July 29, 2007. "Like another famous Jimmy, James Galanos was "Jimmy who?"... After graduating from Bridgeton High School... "][McCullen, Sean c. "BHS Hall of Fame grows", Bridgeton News, November 16, 2007. Accessed December 11, 2007. The third class of the Bridgeton High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame was inducted during a ceremony at the high school Thursday night. The 2007-2008 inductees are fashion designer James Galanos (Class of 1942)..."]
- George Jamison (born 1962), NFL linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions.
[ George Jamison player profile, database Football. Accessed July 29, 2007.]
- Brison Manor (born 1952), defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, from 1977-1984.
[ Brison Manor, database Football. Accessed October 24, 2007.]
- External links
- Bridgeton High School
- Bridgeton Public Schools
- Data for the Bridgeton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Bridgeton HS
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| About This Zip Code (08302) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
44,450 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
14% |
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 |
$35,835
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
52 years old |
47 years old |
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Zipcode (08302)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
67% / 33% |
62% / 38% |
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