New Providence High School is a public high school in the borough of New Providence, in Union County, New Jersey, operating as the only high school in the New Providence School District, serving students in grades 9 through 12. New Providence High School opened on September 8, 1958 with its first graduating class on June 23, 1960. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1965.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 619 students and 43.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.33:1. There were 6 students (1.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 7 (1.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
New Providence High School provides opportunities to earn college credits through Advanced Placement courses and through the Middle College Program in partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University. As of 2007, the school principal is Paul Casarico.
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