| Definition of Terms |
Mountain Lakes High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Morris County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
687 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
60 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 151 students | | Grade 10 - 170 students | | Grade 11 - 162 students | | Grade 12 - 155 students | | Grade Not Listed - 49 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 |
5% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
15% |
| % Black |
2% |
17% |
| % White |
91% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
2% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Mountain Lakes Boro School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
4 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,631 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$32,232,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$35,219,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$19,762 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$21,594 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
81% |
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- Mountain Lakes High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Mountain Lakes, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Mountain Lakes Schools.
- Students from Boonton Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 687 students and 60.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.4.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was the 4th-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 5th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Mountain Lakes High School was listed in 843rd place, the 22nd-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- Athletics
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The Mountain Lakes High School Lakers compete in the Colonial Hills Conference which includes public and parochial high schools covering Essex and Morris counties in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- Mountain Lakes High School is well known for its athletic program. Its major sports are football, lacrosse, and swimming. In 2006, the lacrosse team made it to the state finals. The 2007 boys lacrosse team won the NJSIAA Group I State Championship with an 8-6 win over Madison High School. The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School 9-5 in the semifinals, and took the ToC title with a 13-11 victory over Delbarton School, thereby, becoming state champions. On April 25, 2009, Tim Flynn became the first head coach in New Jersey, and only sixth coach in the nation, to reach 500 career wins. Flynn has been coaching Mountain Lakes High School for 30 years.
- The 2007 girls lacrosse team won their own North, Group I state sectional title, edging Chatham High School 14-13 in the tournament final.
- The football program, under long time head coach Doug Wilkins, is one of the winningest in the state. It's highlights include several state championships, including two undefeated state championship teams, in the 1970s. It has also recently regained its past glory: From the years 2000-2007 the teams record is 73-15, which includes a 23 game win streak from Thanksgiving 2001 until late November 2003. In 2002 the football program won a state title (North II, Group I) over arch rival Boonton 23-16 to cap a perfect (12-0) season. The football team came into the 2006 state tournament ranked sixth in their bracket, and proceeded to beat #3 seed Glen Rock High School 35-21 in the first round and seventh-ranked Cedar Grove High School by 14-9 in the semifinal game. On December 1, 2006, Mountain Lakes fell to top-seeded Bogota High School 28-0 at Giants Stadium, in the North 1, Group I state championship game. In October 2007 coach Wilkins won his 300th career game. Coach Wilkins has: won over 22 CHC titles, won 6 state titles, a streak of 20 consecutive seasons of making the NJSIAA playoffs, and has not had a losing season since 1984.
- The boys swimming team won the 2007 North II - B state sectional championship with a 112-58 win over Chatham High School. The team moved on to win the 2007 Group B State Championship, edging Haddonfield High School 86-84. The boys swim team has won the state championship since the 2004-05 season.
- The girls swim team won the state title in the 2007-08 season over Chatham, making Mountain Lakes swimming to be the first high school to ever have both the boys and the girls win states.
- In 2006, the girls basketball team won North I, Group I state sectional title, edging Pascack Hills High School 43-42 in the tournament final.
- In 2008 The football team won the North I Group I State Championship to Glen Rock High School at Giants Stadium on Friday December 5, 2008 by a score of 35-21 and finished with an overall record of 12-0.
- The 2009 Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team traveled to the finals in the Tournament of Champions for the first time ever. The were defeated my Moorestown, NJ, who won their 10th straight state championship
- External links
- Mountain Lakes High School
- Mountain Lakes Schools
- Data for the Mountain Lakes Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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| About This Zip Code (07046) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
4,260 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
80% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.2 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$141,757
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
9.1 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
62 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
97% / 3% |
62% / 38% |
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