Spotswood High School (New Jersey)

Spotswood High School
Address
Map
105 Summerhill Road

Spotswood
,
Middlesex County
,
New Jersey
08884

United States
Coordinates40°23′57″N 74°23′12″W / 40.399138°N 74.386642°W / 40.399138; -74.386642
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtSpotswood Public Schools
NCES School ID341554003660[1]
PrincipalAmy Jablonski
Faculty57.6 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment745 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.9:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue
  gold[2]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameChargers[2]
RivalSouth River Rams
NewspaperThe Scribbler
Websiteshs.spsd.us

Spotswood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade in Spotswood, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Spotswood Public Schools.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 745 students and 57.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 61 students (8.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 22 (3.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school; students from Milltown attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.[3][4][5] As of 2021, Spotswood High School has had a postsecondary education rate of 33% for a four-year school, 33% for a two-year school, 7% for a business or technical school, and 27% into the workforce/other. Spotswood High School offers 14 Advanced Placement courses and 28 honors courses. Spotswood High School also offers the Seal of Biliteracy, certifying students in their proficiency in English and another language.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Spotswood 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. ^ Milltown Fact Sheet 2015-2016, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2015-2016 operating budget of $15.9 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  4. ^ Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  5. ^ Principal's Corner, Spotswood High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).