| Definition of Terms |
Pennsville Memorial High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Salem County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
614 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
56 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 166 students | | Grade 10 - 164 students | | Grade 11 - 141 students | | Grade 12 - 143 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:11 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
15% |
| % Black |
1% |
17% |
| % White |
94% |
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 |
4% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Pennsville School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
5 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
2,081 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$27,599,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$26,928,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,262 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,940 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
81% |
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- Pennsville Memorial High School is comprehensive community public high school in Pennsville Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pennsville School District.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 614 students and 56.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.9.
- The school was the 206th-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 257th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- The Music Academy (composed of a Vocal and Instrumental Academy) as well as a graphic arts Academy are located in the school facilities. Both of these academies are institutions hosted by Pennsville Memorial through the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools.
- The school operates on a six-period daily alternating schedule. Each class period is 55 minutes long, and the school day officially begins at 8:00 a.m., and students are dismissed at 2:30 p.m. Lunch periods are about 40 minutes in duration. Freshmen must eat in the school's cafeteria, but all other classes may eat either in the cafeteria, on campus grounds, or off campus.
- Athletics
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Pennsville Memorial High School is a member school 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.
- The baseball team won the 2002 Group I State Championship with a 3-2 win against Whippany Park High School. The team repeated in 2003 as Group I State Championship with a 9-2 win against Henry P. Becton Regional High School.In 2004, the Eagles would again win the South Jersey Group I championship before falling to New Providence High School 3-2 in the State Group I Semi-Final.The Eagles won the 2005 Group I State Championship in similar fashion to their 2002 championship with a 3-2 win over Whippany Park High School. Also in 2005, the team won the Diamond Classic, a 16-team tournament consisting of 7 South Jersey division/conference leaders and 9 at-large bids taken from the Courier Post Top 20. They also received the Courier Cup, given to the top ranked team in the Courier Post Top 20.The team won the 2006 Group I State Championship with a 9-3 win over Pascack Hills High School. The 6-year South Jersey Group I Champion streak ended in 2008 when the Eagles fell to the Pitman High School Panthers in the South Jersey Group I Semi-Final 3-1.
- In 2007, the girls tennis team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3½-1½ win over Salem High School in the tournament final. The 2008 girls tennis team repeated as champion in the South, Group I section with a 5-0 win over Arthur P. Schalick High School. The team lost to New Providence High School 3-2 in the semifinals of the Group I state tournament.
- In 2007, the girls soccer team won the South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-3 win over Palmyra High School in the tournament final.
- The team won the 2008 South, Group I sectional title by a score of 10-0 in the final game against Gloucester Township Technical High School. The team won the Group I championship, defeating Florence Township Memorial High School 9-1 in the first round, and taking the title — their first since 2002 — with an 8-2 win over High Tech High School.
- Marching band
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The Pennsville Marching Band is under the direction of Mr. John Carpenter. They recently came in 5th place in All State Championships for their show titled, "The Music Of Cirque Du Soleil". In 2009, their show will be titled: "Night Watch".
- Accomplishments:
- 2006 Group 1A All State Championships - "High Percussion, Guard, & Visual"
- 2005 Group 1A All State Championships - "High Guard"
- 2005 Yamaha Cup Championship In Baltimore, MD - 1st Place
- 2004 Group 1A All State Championships - "High Guard"
- 1982-1984 Tournament of Bands - Chapter One Champions
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Matthew McFarland - Principal
- John Ogbin - Assistant Principal
- Notable Alumni
- Chris Widger, former MLB player for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996, 2000), Montréal Expos (1997-2000), New York Yankees (2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2003), Chicago White Sox (2005-2006), and Baltimore Orioles (2006)
- External links
- Pennsville Memorial High School
- Pennsville School District
- Data for the Pennsville School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Pennsville Memorial HS
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| About This Zip Code (08070) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
12,951 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
22% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$47,321
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
49 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
62% / 38% |
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