| Number of Schools Managed |
1 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,357 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$27,712,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$19,364,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$20,422 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$14,270 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
83% |
81% |
|
- Cumberland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district, serving students in grades 9 through 12 from seven communities in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township. The district encompasses 162 square miles.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,357 students and 105.0 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.9.
- The school was the 279th-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 282nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey. Available slots are announced annually by grade.
- The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.
- On December 10, 1974, the county superintendent of education designated members of the initial school board, which by law consists of nine members. Each constituent district was allowed one representative, with the two largest districts receiving an extra representative each. The district was formed to help with overcrowding issues at Bridgeton High School, which, at the time, all nine districts sent their 9th through 12th grade students.
- Facility
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The school is located in the Seabrook Farms section of Upper Deerfield Township.
- Ground was broken on May 12, 1976, and the school opened on September 7, 1977, with 1,759 students in grades 9 - 12. 322 students were in the school's first graduating Class of 1978.
- Extracurricular activities
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Cumberland Regional High School offers students an extensive range of programs and activities, including the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), the Student Council, Drama Guild, Choir, Mock Trial, Junior Classical League, Spanish Club, Leo Club, Interact Club, Key Club, CAST Fishing Club, Science Careers Club, and Yearbook.
- Athletics
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Cumberland Regional High School is one of nineteen member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
[ NJSIAA 2007-08 General Group Classification. Accessed July 31, 2007.] - The boys' tennis team won the 2001 South Jersey Group I championship, defeating Mainland Regional High School in the final by 4-1.
[ 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - South, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed April 26, 2007.] The team won the 2005 tournament in Group III, edging Moorestown High School, 3-2 in the tournament final.[ 2005 Boys Team Tennis - South, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed April 26, 2007.] - The boys' soccer team won the 2002 South Jersey Group III sectional championship.
[ 2002 Boys Soccer - Public Semifinals, NJSIAA. Accessed April 26, 2007.] - Administration
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Members of the school administration are:
- William Stonis - Superintendent
[Walsh, Daniel. "Cumberland Regional hires new superintendent", Press of Atlantic City, August 8, 2008. Accessed August 13, 2008. "Cumberland Regional High School has a new superintendent. The regional school board voted Thursday night to hire William Stonis, currently an assistant school superintendent in Burlington Township, as superintendent. Stonis will replace Kathy Kelk, who retired at the end of the 2007-08 school year."]
- John J. Mitchell - Principal
- Eunace Pschoor - Assistant Principal
- Terence Johnson - Assistant Principal
- Robert J. Vannella - Assistant Principal
- Ralph Aiello - Assistant Principal
- Amy Draggoo - Director Child Study Team
- Rod Sharpless - Athletic Director
- Susanne Wooton - Supervisor of Curriculum
- Cynthia DuBois - Student Activities Coordinator
- Notable alumni
- Ryan Overdevest (Class of 2003), a 2002 NSCAA Boys High School Scholar All-America Team selection his senior year of high school
[ NSCAA All-Academic Team Release. Accessed August 3, 2007.], and First Team Academic All-American as a senior while playing for William & Mary's soccer team.[ Tribe Athletics - Overdevest Named CAA Scholar-Athlete Award Winner. "William and Mary senior Ryan Overdevest added to his list of academic honors after being named the Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Award winner, the league office announced on Jan. 2....A senior business major, Overdevest was selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America first team in 2007 after earning second team honors as a junior." Accessed January 24, 2008.]
- External links
- Cumberland Regional High School
- Data for the Cumberland Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Cumberland Regional HS
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