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Burlington City High School

100 Dewey Street, Burlington, NJ, 08016-2746 -

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Definition of Terms

Burlington City High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Burlington County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

830 students

% Male / % Female

55% / 45%

Total Classroom Teachers

83 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 102 students

Grade 8 - 111 students

Grade 9 - 169 students

Grade 10 - 162 students

Grade 11 - 125 students

Grade 12 - 144 students

Grade Not Listed - 17 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:10

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	7%
% Hispanic	6%	15%
% Black	45%	17%
% White	45%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Burlington City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	5
Number of Students Managed	1,860 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$29,533,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$30,347,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$15,878	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$16,316	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	80%	81%

Burl. City band takes top honors (Burlington County Times)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:59:29 am
For the second consecutive year, Burlington City High School's Blue Devils Marching Band was crowned the first-place winner in its competition group at the U.S. Scholastic Band Association's Northern States Championship on Sunday.
Butler turns in a hat trick (Burlington County Times)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:42:41 am
PALMYRA - Anyone can tell you there are no style points in soccer.
Diamond, Hall take same route to success (Burlington County Times)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 07:00:02 am
MAPLE SHADE - It's a play they practice often and it was the difference for Burlington City High School Saturday as it defeated Maple Shade 20-6 in a Burlington-Olympic Football League Freedom Division matchup.
In the Spotlight (Burlington County Times)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:43:56 am
Victoria Vasapolli, Girls Soccer, Burlington City
It's in the cards for bridge player (Burlington County Times)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 05:51:10 am
When Sharon Osberg sits down to play cards, she means business.

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Burlington City High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the City of Burlington Public School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 830 students and 83.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0.
The school was the 267th-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 252nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Burlington City High School serves as a receiving school for almost 250 students in grade nine through twelve, from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.
Grades 7 and 8 are housed in a separate area of the building set-aside for them, and referred to as the “House”, or Junior School. The House offers a curriculum designed for this age group, along with co-curricular activities appropriate for these students.
Grades nine through twelve are accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Curriculum
Burlington City High offers students over 100 courses in academic, fine and performing arts, technical and vocational areas. Ten Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered.
Athletics
Burlington City High School competes in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) a sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The league consists of public and parochial high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. The team's mascot is the Blue Devil, and team colors are Royal Blue and White, with Black as an alternate.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Julian Jenkins - Principal
James Flynn - Vice Principal
External links
Burlington City High School
The City of Burlington Public School District
Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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