Lakeland Regional High School

Lakeland Regional High School District
Location
205 Conklintown Road
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07465
United States
Coordinates41°03′35″N 74°16′50″W / 41.059688°N 74.28061°W / 41.059688; -74.28061
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentHugh Beattie
Business administratorKathryn Davenport
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment867 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty81.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.lakeland.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,34121$18,8917.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7683115,5927.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,863408,80712.0%
6Support Services2,959392,29429.0%
8Administrative Cost1,429111,592−10.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,55981,954−20.2%
13Extracurricular Activities80719873−7.6%
16Median Teacher Salary70,7852971,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Lakeland Regional High School
Location
Map
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedSeptember 1958
NCES School ID340819004818[1]
Faculty81.6 FTEs[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment867 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Gray[3]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameLancers[3]
RivalWest Milford Highlanders
PublicationPhoenix (literary magazine)[4]
NewspaperLancer Ledger

Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque (including its Haskell neighborhood), communities in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which have a combined population of about 25,000.[5][6] It is the only school of the Lakeland Regional High School District.[7][8][9]

Students come to the high school from the Ringwood Public School District and the Wanaque Borough Schools. Lakeland Regional High School is accredited by the State of New Jersey.[10]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 867 students and 81.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 53 students (6.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 9 (1.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[11]

The high school has 115 professional staff members, with 60% having advanced degrees. There are 95 teachers, five area supervisors, and four guidance counselors. Lakeland also has a substance awareness coordinator, a complete child study team, a school nurse, a library-media specialist, an athletic trainer and several teacher aides.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h School data for Lakeland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Clubs and Activities, Lakeland Regional High School. Accessed March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Lakeland Regional High School. Accessed September 5, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Lakeland Regional High School District. Composition: The Lakeland Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Wanaque and the Borough of Ringwood."
  6. ^ Lakeland Regional High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 13, 2018. "In addition to our school programs for students in grades 9-12, students from our sending districts in Wanaque, Haskell, and Ringwood are eligible to attend our instrumental music program for enrichment from 7:30 - 8:50 a.m."
  7. ^ 2023–24 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  8. ^ School Performance Reports for the Lakeland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Lakeland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  10. ^ 2020-21 School Profile, Lakeland Regional High School. Accessed March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2014.