| Definition of Terms |
Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Monmouth County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
945 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
78 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 229 students | | Grade 10 - 259 students | | Grade 11 - 245 students | | Grade 12 - 207 students | | Grade Not Listed - 5 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
15% |
| % Black |
1% |
17% |
| % White |
97% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
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 |
Rumson-fair Haven Regional School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
1 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
945 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$15,051,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$21,961,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$15,927 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$23,239 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
81% |
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- The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, is a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school and school district, serving students in grades 9 through 12 from the suburban Monmouth County, New Jersey, communities of Fair Haven (389 students) and Rumson (435 students). The communities are situated on a peninsula in northern Monmouth County bounded by the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Rumson-Fair Haven High School receives students from two middle schools, Forrestdale Middle School of the Rumson School District and Knollwood School of the Fair Haven Public Schools, as well as from private schools, including Rumson Country Day School and Holy Cross School.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 998 students and 77.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.9.
- The facility, constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1936, is located in Rumson. Since its original construction, the school facility has had three significant additions.
- Awards and recognition
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In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Rumson-Fair Haven High School was listed in 1108th place, the 35th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- According to Newsweek's 2008 H.S. rankings, RFH has dropped to 1417th place. In 5 years, RFH has slipped from 363rd place to 1417th place.
- The school was the 30th-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 33rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- The school was the winner of the National Fed Challenge in 2004, and has done well in subsequent years, making it to the District Finals in 2005 and 2008. In 2008, Rumson was defeated by Marlboro High School, although, the team put up a stellar performance.
- In 2008, the school was the national winner of the Euro Challenge, an economics competition sponsored by the European Delegation to the United States and the Moody's Foundation.
- Athletics
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The Rumson_Fair Haven Regional High School Bulldogs 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 2002 girls basketball team nosed by Newton High School 44-42 to win the Group II state championship. The 2006 girls basketball team won the sectional championship over Abraham Clark High School, 41-32, then defeated River Dell Regional High School 49-42 to earn the Group II state championship. The 2001 team also took the sectional title, defeating Voorhees High School, 46-29. The 2007 team won the Central Jersey Group II sectional championship, defeating Somerville High School, 38-30 in the final game. The team then moved on the Group II championship, winning over River Dell Regional High School by a score of 44-23, before falling to Trenton Central High School, 48-37 in the first round of the Tournament of Champions. The 2002 team won the Central Jersey Group II championship, edging Raritan High School 46-44.
- The boys' tennis team won the 2003 Central Jersey Group II championship, defeating Montgomery High School 3-2 in the final match. The 2005 team won the sectional championship by a 4-1 score over Shore Regional High School in the final. The 2007 team won the Central Group II title with a series of 5-0 wins over Somerville High School, New Providence High School, and ultimately Governor Livingston High School in the tournament final.
- The girls' tennis team won the Central Jersey Group I tournament in 1999, beating Middlesex High School 5-0. The team came back to the sectional championship in 2004, knocking off Shore Regional High School by 4-1.
- The girls' swim team won the 2002 Public Central B Sectionals, topping Red Bank Regional High School by 111-59.
- The girls soccer team won the Central Jersey Group II title in 2002 over Burlington Township High School by a final score of 3-2. The 2007 team, seeded fourth, won the Central, Group II sectional title with a 1-0 overtime win (4-2 on penalty kicks) over second-seed Somerville High School in the tournament final. The girl's soccer team beat Delaware Valley to win the 2008 Central Jersey Group II sectional title, the first time RFH has ever won back-to-back girl's soccer titles. They went on to beat Haddonfield and Hasbrouck Heights to win the first girl's Group II State Championship title in school history.
- In 2007 and 2008 the Boys Track and Field Team went undefeated and became division champions for the first time in many years.
- In 2006, the girls Field Hockey team won its first ever state title, beating Delran High School 2-1 to win the Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship.
- Notable alumni
- Rob Petitti, offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
- Henry Selick, stop motion director.
- Jay Weinberg, metal/punk/substitute E Street Band drummer.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Pete Righi - Superintendent
- Peggy Neathery - Business Administrator
- Tracy Handerhan - Principal
- Chris Lanzalotto - Vice Principal
- External links
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School website
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, 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 (07760) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
9,665 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
66% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
40 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$99,015
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.8 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
54 years old |
47 years old |
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79% / 21% |
62% / 38% |
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