The Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey (Adelphia) is an

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and

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nical college in

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, United States. As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 44 students and 4.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.0:1. The school's student body was 100.0% White.School data for Talmudical High School

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. Accessed August 15, 2017. Founded in 1970 by Rabbi Yeruchim Shain in

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, the school was originally a

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for high-school-college aged boys from the

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area. Today the school has students from all over the world. Many of its alumni are teachers, principals and educators in their respective communities. The Yeshiva has a state-of-the-art gym and a

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(ritual bath) on its campus.

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National Center for Education Statistics data for the Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey
1972 establishments in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1972 Howell Township, New Jersey Jewish day schools in New Jersey Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools in the United States Modern Orthodox Judaism in New Jersey Private high schools in Monmouth County, New Jersey Universities and colleges in Monmouth County, New Jersey Orthodox yeshivas in New Jersey {{NewJersey-university-stub

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