| Definition of Terms |
Point Pleasant Bch High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Ocean County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
384 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
54% /
46% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
30 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 98 students | | Grade 10 - 100 students | | Grade 11 - 101 students | | Grade 12 - 85 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
15% |
| % Black |
1% |
17% |
| % White |
92% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
4% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Point Pleasant Beach Boro School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
2 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
873 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$12,405,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$12,690,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$14,210 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$14,536 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
81% |
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- Point Pleasant Beach High School is a four-year, comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Point Pleasant Beach School District.
- In addition to the students of Point Pleasant Beach, the high school serves the students of Bay Head and Lavallette for grades 9-12 and those from Mantoloking for K-12, as part of sending/receiving relationships. A significant number of outside tuition students attend, rare for public schools. The mascot is the Garnet Gull, and the school colors are red and white.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 381 students and 30 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.8.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was the 59th-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 68th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Athletics
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The Point Pleasant Beach High School Garnet Gulls compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- The 2008 girls tennis team won the Central, Group I state sectional title with a 3-2 win over Highland Park High School. The team lost to Leonia High School 3½-1½ in the semifinals of the Group I state tournament.
- History
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The building in the block between Trenton and Forman Avenues was originally built in 1908 replacing a building nearby built in 1886 when Point Pleasant Beach was still part of Brick Township. It has been renovated and expanded several times since. It was the only high school serving both Point Pleasant Beach and Point Pleasant Borough students until the Point Pleasant Boro High School was built in 1963. In March 2009, the school debuted the musical "The Wedding Singer" as the first amateur performance of the show in the state of New Jersey.
- Notable alumni
- Jack Ford, TV legal commentator. Graduate of PPBHS Class of 1968.
- Alfred M. Gray, Jr. (born 1928), 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1991. Graduate of PPBHS Class of 1946.
- Leonard Lomell (born 1920), U.S. Army Ranger who played a pivotal role in destroying German gun emplacements on D-Day. Graduate of PPBHS Class of 1937.
Lindsay Ritchings- currently University of Maryland Track and Field athlete. Won three State Championships in track and field. Graduated in 2006. She also added this herself.- Robert Santelli Class of 1969 - Executive Director of The GRAMMY(R) Museum -- a32,000-square-foot facility devoted to exploring and celebrating theenduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the artand technology of the recording process, and the rich cultural historyof the GRAMMY Awards. also Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993and served as Vice President of Education and Public Programs,creating the American Music Masters Series, the Hall of Fame Series,and Oral History Project, as well as many other educational and publicprograms. In 2000, Santelli joined Experience Music Project as CEO andArtistic Director where he guided the creation of more than 30exhibits, many of which traveled throughout the United States andEurope, including the groundbreaking exhibit Bob Dylan's AmericanJourney, 1956 - 1966. antelli most recentlyserved as Vice President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter from 2001 -2006. He founded and served as the Executive Director of the NationalMusic Museum Alliance, and he spearheaded the U.S. Congressionalinitiative to name 2003 "The Year of the Blues." Santelli also isoverseeing the curatorial initiatives of the British Music ExperienceMuseum in London, opening Feb. 2009.
- Administration
- Dr. John Ravally - Superintendent
- Dr. Raymond D. Ellis - Principal
- External links
- Point Pleasant Beach High School
- Point Pleasant Beach School District
- Data for the Point Pleasant Beach School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- A Day in the Life of Point Pleasant Beach High School from the Asbury Park Press
- 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 (08742) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
26,266 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
37% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
40 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$55,998
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
48 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
77% / 23% |
62% / 38% |
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