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Palmyra High School

5th & Weart Boulevard, Palmyra, NJ, 08065 -

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Definition of Terms

Palmyra High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Burlington County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

600 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

45 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 79 students

Grade 8 - 77 students

Grade 9 - 101 students

Grade 10 - 116 students

Grade 11 - 98 students

Grade 12 - 114 students

Grade Not Listed - 15 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	7%
% Hispanic	5%	15%
% Black	26%	17%
% White	69%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Palmyra Boro School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	5
Number of Students Managed	1,089 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$14,573,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$13,707,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,382	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$12,587	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	92%	81%

Palmyra near first state title (Courier-Post)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:28:28 am
The Palmyra High School boys' soccer team is one win away from the school's first state championship.
Macon Band students earn band awards (Macon Chronicle-Herald)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:17:45 pm
MACON - The past few weeks have been very busy for the Macon High School Band students.
Community calendar (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:28:18 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous, Keokuk Serenity Group meeting –– 5 p.m., 27 N. Fourth St., Keokuk. Closed meeting, non-smoking. Call 526-3010 for more details. Boulder Acoustic Society concert –– 7 p.m., Starr’s Cave Nature Center in Leopold Loft, Burlington.
Joining the global classroom (Burlington County Times)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 07:58:04 am
PALMYRA - They study environmental science, oceanography and philosophy, and take an in-depth look at the Holocaust.
Pitman High School boys soccer team suffers heartbreaking loss in South Jersey final (Gloucester County Times)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 08:33:42 am
PITMAN Bill Devlin wanted just one more chance. With the NJSIAA South Jersey Group I title on the line, Devlin found himself all alone with the chance to be the hero for the Palmyra High School boys soccer team on Friday.

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Palmyra High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Palmyra in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Palmyra Public Schools. High school classes began shortly after the completion of the Spring Garden Street School in 1895; this building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 600 students and 45.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.3.
The school was the 224th-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 275th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
Palmyra High School competes in the Freedom division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), a sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The league consists of public and parochial high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey.
The school mascot is currently the "Panther," but at the time of the school's inception, its teams were known as the Red Devils. This name was then changed to the Pals, which was used until the 1980s. The school colors have remained the same: red and white.
Students competed in track and field as early as 1903, and in football by 1908. The Palmyra/Burlington City High School football rivalry, begun in 1908, is one of the oldest in South Jersey.
The girls basketball team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-37 win over Wildwood High School in the tournament final. The team won their semifinal game in the Group I State Championship tournament, defeating Highland Park High School 49-43, before falling to University High School in the championship game.
The 2006 girls soccer team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional title with a 1-0 win against Woodstown High School in the tournament final, the team's first-ever title.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Christine Vespe - Principal
Mark Pease- Vice Principal
Notable alumni
Deron Cherry (born 1959), Class of 1977, played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs 1981-1991. Six time Pro Bowler at Safety. Was named to the 1980s All-Decade team.
Derek Holloway (born 1961), Class of 1979, retired football player, who was a wide receiver in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
External links
Palmyra High School
Palmyra Public Schools
Data for the Palmyra Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Online Alumni Community

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