Watchung Hills Regional High School

Watchung Hills Regional High School District
Address
108 Stirling Road
, 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
Business administratorTimothy Stys
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,702 (as of 2023–24)
Faculty144.8 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.whrhs.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
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.
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Watchung Hills Regional High School
Location
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoEncourage, Empower, Explore, Excel.
EstablishedSeptember 1957
NCES School ID341722005320
PrincipalWilliam J. Librera
Faculty144.8 FTEs
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,702 (as of 2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio11.8:1
Campus85 acres (340,000 m2)
Color(s)  Brown and
  Gold
Athletics29 varsity sports
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameWarriors
PublicationFolio (arts magazine)
NewspaperStudent News

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. The high school is located in Warren Township on Stirling Road and is the only facility of the Watchung Hills Regional High School District.

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.