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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Bergen County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
784 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
69 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 204 students | | Grade 10 - 204 students | | Grade 11 - 190 students | | Grade 12 - 171 students | | Grade Not Listed - 15 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 |
17% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
12% |
15% |
| % Black |
4% |
17% |
| % White |
67% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
1% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Rutherford Boro School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
5 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
2,712 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$34,818,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$35,331,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,838 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,028 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
81% |
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- Rutherford High School is comprehensive four-year public high school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Rutherford School District. The original structure was built in 1922 and expanded in 1959 and 2005.
- The school colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Bulldog.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 817 students and 69.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.8.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1999-2000 school year although failing to get it the first time it was applied for. Rutherford High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education.
- The school was the 72nd-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 88th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Curriculum and facilities
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Rutherford High offers courses ranging from Honors classes to Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes for college credit. The elective classes are also offered, ranging from classes of technology, to those that are career-related as well. The school contains a television studio that is used for morning announcements in homeroom and sends out feeds for the local public access station. There is a newly expanded library with 23 computers and over 20,000 books. Two gyms house athletic programs and physical education classes. Located on the East Wing of the school features a half-size Olympic-style swimming pool currently leased by the YMCA of the Meadowlands. It is also used by the Rutherford Bulldogs Swim Team.
- Student life
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A typical day at Rutherford High starts at 7:55 AM when homeroom starts. School is five days a week There are nine periods, consisting of forty-two minute classes. Extra-curricular activities include an abundance of clubs, academic groups, and music programs. There are other extracurricular activities, including a theater arts program that puts out two performances each school year; a play in November, and a musical in March.
- Athletics
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The Rutherford High School Bulldogs compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- These are the sports that are currently offered by the Rutherford Athletic program.
- Fall Sports: B/G Cross Country, Football, Girls' Tennis, B/G Soccer, Volleyball
- Winter Sports: B/G Basketball, B/G Swimming, B/G Track & Field, Wrestling, Coed Bowling
- Spring Sports: Baseball, Boys' Tennis, Softball, B/G Track & Field
- In 2007, the girls soccer team, seeded #3, won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 5-4 win on penalty kicks over top-seeded Summit High School in the tournament final, the team's first title in this section.
- Alumni
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Some of Rutherford High School's alumni include:
- Charles Evered (born 1964), playwright and director.
- Louis Frey, Jr. (born 1934), Republican Politician and former member of the US House of Representatives from Florida.
- Jim Garrett, (born 1930), college football coach.
- Vin Mazzaro (born 1986), pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
- Peggy Noonan (born 1950), speechwriter for U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
- Thomas R. Pickering (born 1931), United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.
- External links
- Rutherford High School web site
- Rutherford High School athletic schedules
- Data for the Rutherford School District, 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 (07070) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
18,110 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
45% |
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 |
$63,820
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
67 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
66% / 34% |
62% / 38% |
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