| 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 |
Camden County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
968 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
70 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 248 students | | Grade 10 - 261 students | | Grade 11 - 209 students | | Grade 12 - 227 students | | Grade Not Listed - 23 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
15% |
| % Black |
16% |
17% |
| % White |
77% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
7% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Sterling High School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
1 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
968 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$15,321,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$15,167,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$15,827 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$15,668 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
90% |
81% |
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- Sterling High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in grades 9 - 12 from five communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from Magnolia, Somerdale, Stratford, along with students from Hi-Nella and Laurel Springs who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. The school is located in Somerdale.
- Sterling High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (2003) and has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education (2000).
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 973 students and 72.4 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4.
- The school was the 225th-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 228th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.
- Curriculum
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Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in AP English Language and Composition, AP United States History, AP Calculus, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry. Honors courses are offered in Algebra I, Geometry, Pre Calculus, Spanish V, Calculus, and Physics. High School Plus credit with Camden County College is offered in History, Spanish, French, Biology, Software Systems, Latin, and World Civilizations. A variety of languages are offered including: Spanish, Latin, French, and Italian II.
- Athletics
- Sterling High School is a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12.
- The Lady Knights basketball squad is one of only two South Jersey teams to win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, winning it in 2001. The other is Woodrow Wilson High School, who accomplished the feat in 2005.
- In 2006, the Lady Knights softball team went undefeated in the Colonial Conference, claiming the Colonial Conference Champs and 2nd place in South Jersey Group II.
- The softball team won the South, Group II state sectional championship with a 9-4 win over Haddon Township High School.
- The baseball team also won the South Jersey Group II title in 2007, with a win over Gateway High School.
- In 2008, the softball team won the New Jersey Group II state championship with a 1-0 win over Kittatinny Regional High School.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration include:
- Dr. Jack L. McCulley - Superintendent
- Ron Sahli - Business Administrator / Board Secretary
- Dr. Dennis M. Vespe - Principal
- Sean Redman - Vice-Principal
- Lisa Owen - Director of Curriculum
- Mark Napoleon- Guidance Director
- Notable alumni
- Ken Kelley (Class of 1978), captain of Penn State's national championship football team in 1981.
- External links
- Sterling High School
- Data for Sterling High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Sterling boosters club official website
- South Jersey Sports: Sterling HS
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| About This Zip Code (08083) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
9,874 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
28% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$51,613
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
44 years old |
47 years old |
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Zipcode (08083)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
74% / 26% |
62% / 38% |
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