| Monroe Township High School | |
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| Address | |
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200 Schoolhouse Road , , 08831 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°20′50″N 74°26′18″W / 40.34719°N 74.438309°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High school |
| Established | January 1974 |
| School district | Monroe Township School District |
| NCES School ID | 341050003438[1] |
| Principal | Kevin Higgins |
| Faculty | 193.1 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,568 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.3:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple Vegas Gold[3] |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference (general) Big Central Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Falcons[3] |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Yearbook | Reflections |
| Website | www |
Monroe Township High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades part of the Monroe Township School District. The school serves students from Monroe Township and approximately 300 from Jamesburg who attend Monroe Township High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Jamesburg Public Schools that has been in place since 1980.[4][5] The school's mascot is a falcon and the school colors are purple and Vegas gold.[3] The motto is "Excellence is Our Expectation".
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,568 students and 193.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 186 students (7.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 65 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] Based on 2021-22 data from the New Jersey Department of Education, it was the tenth-largest high school in the state and one of 29 schools with more than 2,000 students.[6]
- ^ a b c d e School data for Monroe Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Monroe Township High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 14, 2018. "Monroe Township High School continues to welcome roughly 300 high school students from the nearby sending district of Jamesburg since 1980."
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "A Townful of Empty Nesters", The New York Times, October 14, 2007. Accessed August 8, 2008. "In addition to the four elementary schools, the Applegarth Middle School teaches Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,400-student Monroe Township High School covers Grades 9 through 12. It is shared with the borough of Jamesburg, the 'hole in the doughnut' municipality in the center of the township."
- ^ Kausch, Katie. "N.J.’s biggest high school has 3,350 students. See how your school compares.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 31, 2023. Accessed August 31, 2023. "Another 28 New Jersey schools have at least 2,000 students, according to 2021-2022 enrollment data released by the state Department of Education.... 10. Monroe Township High School Number of students: 2,502"