| 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 |
Somerset County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
2390 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
168 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 607 students | | Grade 10 - 573 students | | Grade 11 - 590 students | | Grade 12 - 601 students | | Grade Not Listed - 19 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 |
9% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
6% |
15% |
| % Black |
5% |
17% |
| % White |
80% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
3% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Hillsborough Township School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
9 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
7,655 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$97,897,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$91,924,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,789 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,008 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
81% |
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- Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hillsborough Township School District. Students from Millstone attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,306 students and 174 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4.
- Awards and Recognition
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The school was the 84th-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. Alumni of Hillsborough High School regularly matriculate at the nation's top ranked universities including Harvard, Princeton, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown.
- The school was ranked 100th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Extracurricular Activities
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Hillsborough High School has 74 different clubs and activities. Of course students can make a new club with a faculty member and the administration’s approval.
- In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Hillsborough High School was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class IV. Also in 2006 at USSBA-hosted State Championships at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, Hillsborough High School took the title of Group IV Open State Champs for the fourth consecutive year.
- Athletics
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Hillsborough High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which comprises nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west Central Jersey.
- The boys swimming team won the 2007 Central - A state championship with a 103-67 win against Montgomery High School.
- The boys baseball team won the Somerset County Championship, the Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Final and the Group 4 Finals in 2005..
- In 2008, Mary Kate Lynch was awarded the Annual Scholar Athlete Luncheon for Hillsborough Highschool
- In the winter 2009 season, David Wilson broke his own school record (21.05) for the 50 freestyle to win and individual State Championship as “the fastest man in the state.” Also at the Meet of Champions, Wilson earned an All-American status for the butterfly 200 medley relay. Wilson won two more titles during his senior year, the 50 free and 100 fly at Somerset County and Skyland Conference meets.
- In 2009, Steven Wu won Somerset County boy's tennis championship.
- Suicide rate
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The Board of Education is beginning an inquiry into the high number of suicides in Hillsborough High School. For the past 3 years, at least one member of each graduating class has committed suicide. As a result, the board is increasing funding for counseling.
- Graduation requirements
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New Jersey State law requires that every student pass the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and successfully complete the following courses:All students must carry at least 25 credits to be promoted to the next grade level.
PLEASE NOTE: theses graduation requirements only apply to students currently in 10th-12th grade. - New Graduation Requirements
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Beginning with this year’s incoming freshman, the graduating class of 2012, there is a change in the graduation requirements. The changes are listed in the chart below.
- Administration
- Principal - Karen Bingert
- Vice Principal - Evette Chaney
- Vice Principal - Michael Simborski
- Faculty
- Jerry Silver - Physics
- Chris Aleo - Physics
- Steve Grabowski - Physics
- Tiberiu D.Luca - Physics
- Robin Nolte - Physics
- William Spears - Chemistry
- Mona Jaffe - Chemistry
- Carmel Meyer - Chemistry
- Dr. Robert Weber - Chemistry
- Minh Dang - Biology
- Dr.Craig Hoppe - Biology
- Dr.Ron Knight - Biology
- Taryn Furmato - Biology
- Dr.Maria Szijj - Mathematics
- Francis Olkowski - Mathematics
- Virendra Shah - Mathematics
- Julia Hasser - Mathematics
- Beth Berliner - Mathematics
- Fred Salz - Mathematics
- Matt Chernoff - Mathematics
- Moira Smith - Mathematics
- Eric Puma - English
- Alysia Puma - English
- Shawn Layton - English
- Gary Keck - English
- Amy Banacki - English
- Melissa Blevins - English
- Karin Benton - English
- Mike Wilson - Social Studies
- Don Adams - Social Studies
- Robert Herman - Social Studies
- Robert Fenster - Social Studies
- Dr.Bernadette Coyle - Social Studies
- Dina Marchesi - Italian
- Sarah Munch - Orchestra
- Julie Haran - Band
- Christine Micu - Choir
- Notable alumni
- Michael Ian Black (born 1971), actor and comedian.
- Shawn Mayer (born 1979), professional American football player, currently a safety on the Cleveland Browns practice squad.
- Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), New York Giants starting center.
- Ricky Proehl (born 1968), 18-year NFL veteran.
- External links
- Hillsborough High School
- Hillsborough Township School District
- Data for the Hillsborough Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (08844) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
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8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
24% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
n/a |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
n/a |
47 years old |
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