Cardinal McCarrick High School

Cardinal McCarrick High School
Address
Map
310 Augusta Street

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08879
Coordinates40°28′57″N 74°17′3″W / 40.48250°N 74.28417°W / 40.48250; -74.28417
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1885
ClosedJune 2015
OversightDiocese of Metuchen
PrincipalKaren Juliano
ChaplainJohn Gordon
Faculty25.6 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades912
Enrollment328 [2] (2009-10)
Student to teacher ratio12.8:1[2]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
SportsBasketball, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Tennis, Bowling, Track and Field, Softball, Golf, Cheerleading, Cross Country
Team nameEagles
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationReflections (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Eagle Press
Websitecardinalmccarrick.com at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Cardinal McCarrick High School (CMHS), later known as Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary's High School, was a Catholic secondary school located in South Amboy, New Jersey, that operated under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[3] The school closed at the end of the 2014–15 school year, in the wake of an increasing financial deficit.[4]

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 328 students and 25.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[2]

  1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Cardinal McCarrick High School Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Find a school Archived December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Milo, Paul. "McCarrick High School in South Amboy closing in June, report says", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 19, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2015. "The Diocese of Metuchen announced that Cardinal McCarrick St. Mary's High School will close due to a cash shortfall, News 12 New Jersey reported Tuesday.... Parents interviewed by the station expressed surprise when they learned the school had been grappling with financial problems for 5 years and now faces a $1.8 million deficit."