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Sterling High School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 895 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Sterling High School District is a school district in New Jersey (Camden County). During the 2024 school year, 895 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Sterling High School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Emily BalogStratford
Sandra HeubnerSomerdale
Marcia LavigneStratford
Michael LewittStratford
James MohanSomerdale
Shawn NicholasStratford
Emily ReichSomerdale
Rebecca Lang StaffieriMagnolia

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Overlapping state house districts

Sterling High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 6Louis D. GreenwaldDemocratic Party 100% 5%
New Jersey General Assembly District 6Melinda KaneDemocratic Party 100% 5%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,419,000 $1,566 6%
Local: $9,199,000 $10,153 39%
State: $13,151,000 $14,515 55%
Total: $23,769,000 $26,235
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $23,373,000 $25,798
Total Current Expenditures: $20,696,000 $22,843
Instructional Expenditures: $12,889,000 $14,226 55%
Student and Staff Support: $2,768,000 $3,055 12%
Administration: $2,095,000 $2,312 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,944,000 $3,249 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,594,000 $1,759
Construction: $1,515,000 $1,672
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $75,000 $82

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 14 25-29 <=10 <=10 PS <50 <=5
2018-2019 14 21-39 <=5 10-14 <=20 15-19
2017-2018 8 <=20 <=5 <=5 PS <=20 10
2016-2017 12 20-29 <=5 6-9 PS <50 14
2015-2016 9 30-39 <=5 <=10 PS PS 10
2014-2015 8 <=20 <=5 <=10 PS <=20 10-14
2013-2014 79 >=50 60-69 >=50 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 75 60-79 60-69 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 79 >=50 60-69 >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 75 >=50 50-59 <50 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45-49 50-54 21-39 40-59 PS >=50
2018-2019 34 40-59 20-24 30-34 >=50 35-39
2017-2018 35 50-59 20-24 30-34 PS 40-59 37
2016-2017 43 70-79 35-39 30-39 PS <=20 45
2015-2016 34 50-59 20-24 11-19 PS PS 38
2014-2015 28 40-59 15-19 11-19 PS 21-39 31
2013-2014 93 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 89 >=80 80-89 >=50 90-94
2011-2012 92 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 94 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=50 >=90 >=80 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 96 >=80 80-89 >=80 PS >=95
2017-2018 94 >=50 >=90 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 90 >=50 80-89 60-79 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 96 >=50 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 95 >=50 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=95
2013-2014 92 >=50 80-89 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 88 >=50 70-79 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 87 >=80 80-89 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 >=50 >=90 >=80 PS 85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 895 -1.8
2022-2023 911 0.5
2021-2022 906 -2.3
2020-2021 927 -1.3
2019-2020 939 -3.7
2018-2019 974 0.3
2017-2018 971 0.9
2016-2017 962 -0.7
2015-2016 969 85.0
2014-2015 145 -518.6
2013-2014 897 -1.0
2012-2013 906 -6.1
2011-2012 961 -1.9
2010-2011 979 -5.2
2009-2010 1,030 -0.9
2008-2009 1,039 -0.8
2007-2008 1,047 7.1
2006-2007 973 0.5
2005-2006 968 -0.6
2004-2005 974 -15.1
2003-2004 1,121 13.6
2002-2003 969 4.7
2001-2002 923 3.9
2000-2001 887 -1.2
1999-2000 898 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sterling High School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.8 10.3
Black 18.9 14.5
Hispanic 20.0 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 11.5 0.2
Two or More Races 5.0 3.1
White 39.9 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Sterling High School District had 72.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 8.00
Secondary: 51.40
Total: 72.00

Sterling High School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 14.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 16.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.60
Other Support Services: 19.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Sterling High School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sterling High School8819-12

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See also

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