Don Bosco Preparatory High School

Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Address
Map
492 North Franklin Turnpike

, ,
07446

United States
Coordinates41°04′19″N 74°08′09″W / 41.072038°N 74.135707°W / 41.072038; -74.135707
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLatin: Crescere Scientia et Gratia
(To Increase in Knowledge and Grace)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1915
NCES School ID00863362[9]
PresidentJoseph R. Azzolino[1]
DirectorFr. Abraham Feliciano,[2] SDB
PrincipalJeffrey Wojcik[3]
Faculty55.0 FTEs[9]
Grades912
GenderBoys
Enrollment767 (as of 2021–22)[9]
Student to teacher ratio13.9:1[9]
Campus size35 acres (140,000 m2)
Color(s)  Maroon and
  White[5]
SloganEmpowering Young Men for Life
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference[5] (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameIronmen[5]
RivalBergen Catholic High School
Saint Joseph Regional High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[6]
NewspaperIronman[8]
YearbookBosconian[7]
School fees$1,685 (Student fee, registration and capital improvement)[4]
Tuition$18,975 (2023-24)[4]
AffiliationSalesians
Websitewww.donboscoprep.org

Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Don Bosco Prep) is a private, all-boys Catholic high school from ninth through twelfth grades. Founded in 1915 as a boarding school for Polish boys, by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious community of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a 35-acre (14 ha) campus in Ramsey, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is operated under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark.[10][11]

Located in northern New Jersey, approximately 2 miles (3 km) from the New Jersey – New York border, the school draws students from a wide geographical region, including Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex and Sussex counties in New Jersey as well as surrounding counties in New York.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 767 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The school's student body was 65.3% (501) White, 15.8% (121) Hispanic, 7.4% (57) Black, 5.3% (41) two or more races, 5.2% (40) Asian and 0.9% (7) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.[9]

  1. ^ Contact and Directions, Don Bosco Preparatory High School. Accessed March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "DBP Announces New Director". January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Principal Announced", Don Bosco Preparatory High School, July 19, 2022. Accessed March 24, 2023. "Don Bosco Prep is proud to announce that Mr. Jeffrey M. Wojcik, Class of 2001, has been named the new principal for the 2022-2023 school year."
  4. ^ a b Tuition & Assistance, Don Bosco Preparatory High School. Accessed March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSA-CESS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Yearbook Club, Don Bosco Preparatory High School. Accessed February 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Ironman Newspaper, Don Bosco Preparatory High School. Accessed February 20, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e School data for Don Bosco Preparatory High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 29, 2023.
  10. ^ McGrath, Ben. "The Jersey Game Will high-school football become a big money sport?", The New Yorker, pp. 39–53, January 2, 2012. Accessed May 4, 2015.
  11. ^ Bergen County Catholic High Schools Archived August 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed November 12, 2016.