Clearview Regional High School District is a regional

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serving students in

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through

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s from the constituent districts of Harrison Township and Mantua Township, two communities in Gloucester County,

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,292 students and 166.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.District information for Clearview Regional High School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

Constructed on an site at a cost of $1.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ), the district's initial high school facility opened in September 1960, with 950 students in seventh through tenth grades. Students from Mantua Township had attended

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as part of a

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, while students from Harrison Township were sent on a tuition-basis to

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'', was a case involving the district in which the

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ruled in 1994 that a curricular student newspaper has a lower standard of protection under the

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based on the educational mission of the school.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: *Clearview Regional Middle School with 788 students in grades 7 and 8 **Pete DeFeo, PrincipalAdministration
Clearview Regional Middle School. Accessed March 13, 2022. *

Clearview Regional High School Clearview Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Harrison Township and Mantua Township, two communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part ...

with 1,485 students in grades 9-12 **Keith Brook, PrincipalAdministration
Clearview Regional High School. Accessed March 13, 2022.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *John Horchak III, Superintendent *Esther R. Pennell, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district. Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on population, with five seats assigned to Mantua and four to Harrison Township.Board Members
Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.

References

External links

Clearview Regional High School District
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Data for Clearview Regional High School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Gloucester County, New Jersey School Districts 1960 establishments in New Jersey Harrison Township, New Jersey Mantua Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group GH School districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey School districts established in 1960