Watchung Hills Regional High School

Watchung Hills Regional High School District
Address
108 Stirling Road
Warren Township
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 07059
United States
Coordinates40°39′07″N 74°28′40″W / 40.651839°N 74.477891°W / 40.651839; -74.477891
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentElizabeth C. Jewett[1]
Business administratorTimothy Stys[1]
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,741 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Faculty150.8 FTEs[2]
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1[2]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.whrhs.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,63715$18,8913.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,5171415,592−6.9%
2Classroom Instruction8,291168,807−5.9%
6Support Services1,78082,294−22.4%
8Administrative Cost1,823351,59214.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,874201,954−4.1%
13Extracurricular Activities72515873−17.0%
16Median Teacher Salary67,8402571,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[3]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Watchung Hills Regional High School
Location
Map
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoEncourage, Empower, Explore, Excel.
EstablishedSeptember 1957
NCES School ID341722005320[2]
PrincipalWilliam J. Librera[1]
Faculty150.8 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,741 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.5:1[2]
Campus85 acres (340,000 m2)
Color(s)  Brown and
  Gold[4]
Athletics29 varsity sports
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameWarriors[4]
PublicationFolio (arts magazine)[6]
NewspaperStudent News[5]

Watchung Hills Regional High School is a regional comprehensive public high school and school district serving students in portions of Somerset and Morris Counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Warren Township and from the neighboring communities of Watchung, and Green Brook in Somerset County and Long Hill Township in Morris County attend the school.[7][8][9] The high school is located in Warren Township on Stirling Road and is the only facility of the Warren Hills Regional High School District.[10][11][12]

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 107th of the 445 high schools in New Jersey and 2,643rd in the country, with 54% of students participating in Advanced Placement exams.[13]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Administration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference NCES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ School Newspaper, Watchung Hills Regional High School. Accessed March 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Folio, Watchung Hills Regional High School. Accessed March 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Watchung Hills Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Watchung Hills Regional High School. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Watchung Hills Regional High School School District. Composition: The Watchung Hills Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the Township of Passaic in Morris County and the Township of Warren and the Borough of Watchung in Somerset County."
  8. ^ Watchung Hills Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Close to 2150 students from Green Brook, Long Hill, Warren, and Watchung meet high academic standards and broaden their worldviews as they explore and take risks, discover their passions, and find individual pathways to success."
  9. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Watchung Hills ** 9-12 Receives 9-12 From Green Brook, Warren, Watchung, Long Hill"
  10. ^ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Watchung Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Watchung Hills Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Watchung Hills Regional High School, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed June 7, 2022.