Palmyra High School (New Jersey)

Palmyra High School
Address
Map
311 West 5th Street

, ,
08065

United States
Coordinates40°00′09″N 75°01′39″W / 40.002526°N 75.02759°W / 40.002526; -75.02759
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1895
School districtPalmyra Public Schools
NCES School ID341239001188[1]
PrincipalDaniel Licata
Faculty34.3 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment388 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Red and
  white[2]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team namePanthers[2]
RivalBurlington City High School
Websitewww.palmyraschools.com/o/phs

Palmyra High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Palmyra in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school 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.[3] With increased enrollment, the school was moved to a former girls school, Berkeley Hall, in 1907, and to its own building in 1909. A large addition was completed in 1922. The 1909 structure was destroyed by fire in 1957, and after a vote that narrowly defeated establishing a regional high school, additions were made to the building in 1958 and 1961.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 388 students and 34.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 55 students (14.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 13 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[4] In past years, students from Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Riverside Township, and the Delair portion of Pennsauken Township had also attended Palmyra High School.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Palmyra High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cooper, et al., Life on the Delaware - A History of Palmyra, New Jersey 1976.
  4. ^ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System. Accessed January 24, 2008.