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Garfield High School

125 Outwater Lane, Garfield, NJ, 07026-2637 -

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Definition of Terms

Garfield High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Bergen County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1205 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

85 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 334 students

Grade 10 - 295 students

Grade 11 - 313 students

Grade 12 - 214 students

Grade Not Listed - 49 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	7%
% Hispanic	35%	15%
% Black	4%	17%
% White	58%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

29%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Garfield City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	4,737 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$78,657,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$77,394,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$16,605	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$16,338	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	82%	81%

Hospice of VNS hosts veterans’ celebration (West Side Leader & South Side News Leader)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:37:47 pm
COPLEY — Veterans, dignitaries and other community residents attended the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) veterans’ celebration Nov. 10 at the Hospice of VNS Care Center’s Veteran’s Memorial Garden at 3358 Ridgewood Road.
Hometown boy (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:19:31 am
Garfield High School alumnus Luis Castillo came back home as a member of the San Diego Chargers against the New York Giants on Nov. 8. Garfield High School alumnus Luis Castillo came back home as a member of the San Diego Chargers against the New York Giants on Nov. 8.
First seven inducted into ‘Local Legends’ Walk of Fame (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:17:43 am
Seven plaques awaiting placement on North Ninth Street bear familiar names to history. But it might surprise the schoolchildren of 2009 to know that these people all once lived in Terre Haute.
W. Basketball. Huskies Set For Home Opener Against BYU (GoHuskies.com)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:41:27 pm
The Washington women's basketball team will entertain Mountain West Conference foe BYU in their home opener on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
Oregon overwhelms Eastern Washington (Seattle Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:59:05 am
Taylor Lilley recorded a career-high 28 points and Paul Westhead won his women's college coaching debut in Oregon's 86-48 victory against Eastern Washington on Monday.

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for schools of the same name
Garfield High School is an American, four-year public high school located in Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Garfield Public Schools. The school serves students in grades 9-12.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,205 students and 85.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1.
The school was the 285th-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.
Athletics
The Garfield High School Boilermakers compete in the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County. Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys went to Garfield High School.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Michael McGinly - Principal
Gregory Kulig - Vice Principal
Sativa Rose - Vice Principal/ Alternative Education
Notable alumni
Eddie Brigati (born 1945), vocalist, percussionist, lyricist, founding member of the Rascals, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Miles Austin (born 1984), Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.
Luis Castillo (born 1983), Defensive end for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL).
Wayne Chrebet (born 1973), Wide receiver for the New York Jets in the NFL.
Notable faculty
Notable current and former faculty members include:
Dick Vitale (born 1939), sports broadcaster who coached a single season at Garfield High School (1963-64).
External links
Garfield High School
Garfield Public Schools
Data for the Garfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
GreatSchools.net Profile
Garfield High School Boilermakers at North Jersey Sports - Coverage of the different sports teams of the high school on an ongoing basis.

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