Piscataway High School

Piscataway High School
School as seen from Hoes Lane Route 18
Address
Map
100 Behmer Road

Piscataway
,
Middlesex County
,
New Jersey
08854

United States
Coordinates40°32′54″N 74°28′29″W / 40.54831°N 74.474628°W / 40.54831; -74.474628
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1957
School districtPiscataway Township Schools
NCES School ID341305003554[1]
PrincipalChristopher Baldassano
Faculty153.1 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,144 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Black and
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameChiefs[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitephs.piscatawayschools.org

Piscataway High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Piscataway in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Piscataway Township Schools. The school is comprised of two main buildings named after, Susan B. Anthony and George S. Patton. The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963.[3] Piscataway Township High School is known for its football program; three former players were drafted in the first round of the National Football League draft in two years, the first time in history that such an event has occurred.[4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,144 students and 153.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. There were 490 students (22.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 252 (11.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Piscataway Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  3. ^ a b Piscataway Township High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 9, 2022.
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