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298 Hillside Avenue
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| Coordinates | 41°02′05″N 74°08′44″W / 41.034822°N 74.145511°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | 9–12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Scot Beckerman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Sue Anne Mather | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 1,287 (as of 2022–23)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 111.9 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.5:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Northern Highlands Regional High School | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Northern Highlands Regional School District |
| NCES School ID | 341173000646[1] |
| Principal | Joseph J. Occhino |
| Faculty | 111.9 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,287 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.5:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Red black and white[3] |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Highlanders[3] |
| Publication | Loch and Quay (literary magazine)[4] |
| Newspaper | The Highland Fling[4][5] |
| Yearbook | Thistle[4] |
Northern Highlands Regional High School (NHRHS) is a regional public high school and school district in Allendale, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River.[6][7] Students from Saddle River have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts.[8] The high school is the only facility of the Northern Highlands regional High School District.[9][10]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,287 students and 111.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. There were 10 students (0.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 3 (0.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
The district was classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[11]
Northern Highlands Regional High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
- ^ a b c d e f g h School data for Northern Highlands Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Student Activities Guide 2021-22, Northern Highlands Regional High School. Accessed March 24, 2022.
- ^ The Highland Fling, Northern Highlands Regional High School. Accessed March 24, 2022.
- ^ Northern Highlands Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 31, 2016. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
- ^ Northern Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Northern Highlands Regional High School District. Accessed February 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades 9 through 12 in the Northern Highlands Regional High School District.. Composition: The Northern Highlands Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Allendale and Upper Saddle River."
- ^ Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009. Accessed August 22, 2011. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands. The new deal replaces the previous agreement that covered 1998 to 2008."
- ^ School Performance Reports for the Northern Highlands Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Northern Highlands Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 13, 2014.