Pennsville Memorial High School

Pennsville Memorial High School
Address
Map
110 South Broadway

Pennsville Township
,
Salem County
,
New Jersey
08070

United States
Coordinates39°39′00″N 75°31′10″W / 39.649908°N 75.519531°W / 39.649908; -75.519531
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoCarpe Diem
Established1955
School districtPennsville School District
NCES School ID340912005064[1]
PrincipalMatthew McFarland
Faculty45.4 FTEs[1]
Enrollment462 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.2:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue and
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceTri-County Conference[3] (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameEagles[2]
Websitewww.psdnet.org/o/phs/

Pennsville Memorial High School is comprehensive community public high school in Pennsville Township, Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Pennsville School District.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 462 students and 45.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. There were 103 students (22.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 33 (7.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The Music Academy (which includes a Vocal and Instrumental Academy) and the Academy of Graphic Design in Multimedia Technology are located in the school facilities. Both of these academies are institutions hosted by Pennsville Memorial through the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools.[4][5][6][7]

Starting with the 2014–15 school year, the school operates on a four-block A day and a four-block B day day schedule. Each class period is 90 minutes long. The school day officially begins at 7:40 a.m., and students are dismissed at 2:15 p.m. Lunch periods are 30 minutes in duration. The school had previously had nine periods of classes that were 41 minutes each (including lunch) prior to the 2014–2015 school year.

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Pennsville Memorial 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference TriCounty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Academies, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed February 26, 2018. "Arthur P. Schalick High School (Dance, Drama, Visual Arts) and Pennsville Memorial High School (Graphic Design, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music) host multiple academy programs, while Penns Grove High School (Engineering) and Woodstown High School (Communications) each host one academy program."
  5. ^ Academy of Creative and Performing Arts: Instrumental Music, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed March 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Academy of Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal Music, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed March 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Academy of Graphic Design in Multimedia Technology, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. Accessed March 29, 2015.