Our district is comprised of North Hunterdon High School located in Annandale, NJ and Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner, NJ.  All together we educate over 3,100 students from 12 different municipalities, making us the largest high school district in Hunterdon County.  We also have the largest Board of Education in the state with 13 members, who each have a weighted vote. 

Our high schools are nationally ranked amongst the best public high schools in the country and we are currently in the top 40 high schools in the state of New Jersey.  North Hunterdon High School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2001 by the U.S. Department of Education. 

We strive to provide our students with every opportunity to succeed through our diverse and rigorous curriculum, which includes vocational courses at nearby Hunterdon County Polytech, our numerous student activities, and our highly successful athletic program.

KEY FACTS ABOUT THE DISTRICT

• Our district covers approximately 178 square miles of northern Hunterdon County, NJ.  We border Morris, Somerset, and Warren Counties.
• Our district consists of 12 sending districts
  • North Hunterdon High School educates students from:
    • Bethlehem Township
    • Clinton Town
    • Clinton Township
    • Franklin Township
    • Lebanon Borough
    • Union Township
  • Voorhees High School educates students from:
    • Califon
    • Glen Gardner
    • Hampton
    • High Bridge
    • Lebanon Township
    • Tewksbury Township
• We employ over 500 full time staff with over 50% of our faculty having Master’s degrees in their field
• 94% of the North Hunterdon Class of 2007 and 91% of the Voorhees Class of 2007 have indicated they will be attending 2 or 4 year colleges
• Over 70% of our students participate in athletics and about 60% are involved in student organizations
• Student to faculty ratio* is 11.2 to 1 at North Hunterdon and 10.1 to 1 at Voorhees
• Student to Administrator ratio* is 161.8 to 1 at North Hunterdon and 171.4 at Voorhees
• Average class size* is 22.9 at North Hunterdon and 20.7 at Voorhees
• Student to computer ratio* is 2.9 to 1 at North Hunterdon and 2.4 at Voorhees
• Our high schools are the cornerstone of the community with over 100 groups using our facilities throughout the year

* Data from NJDOE School Report Card for 2006-2007 school year, which can be viewed at http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/menu/01.html.

 

ABOUT OUR FINANCES

The following information provides a sense of how our finances are broken down.  We are always conscious that the majority of our school budget is dedicated to educating our students.  Over the last 10 years, we have seen a steady increase in our enrollment, which has resulted in high increases within our budget.  Luckily, we are now entering a demographically stable environment.  Though the enrollment in North Hunterdon High School has increased slightly in 2007, Voorhees’ enrollment has decreased. 

• Revenue sources for 2007-2008:
  • Local – 88.33%
  • State – 10.88%

  • Federal – 0.8%

   

• Tax Share Among Sending Districts for 2008-2009:
  • Bethlehem Township – 7.6%
  • Califon – 1.7%
  • Clinton Town – 4.7%
  • Clinton Township – 29.7%
  • Franklin Township – 7.7%
  • Glen Gardner – 2.3%
  • Hampton – 1.5%
  • High Bridge – 4.5%
  • Lebanon Borough – 2.6%
  • Lebanon Township – 12.0%
  • Tewksbury Township – 14.9%
  • Union Township – 10.6%

   

• 2008-2009 Budget Breakdown:
  • Instruction and Student Support: 46%
  • Employee Benefits: 16%
  • Operations, Maintenance & Utilities: 11%
  • Transportation: 8%
  • Administrative Expenses: 6%
  • Extra-Curricular: 5%
  • Equipment & Construction: 2%
  • Technology Services: 1%

   

• Comparative Cost Per Pupil* (NJDOE Report Card, 2006-2007): $14,256

* The Comparative Cost Per Pupil represents comparisons with districts of similar budget type. The components that comprise the comparative cost per pupil are as follows: classroom instructional costs; support services (attendance and social work, health services, guidance office, child study team, library and other educational media); administrative costs (general administration, school administration, business administration, and improvement of instruction); operations/maintenance of plant; food services, and extracurricular costs. The total of these expenditures is divided by the average daily enrollment to calculate a total comparative cost per pupil.