Paramus High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school, located in Paramus, New Jersey, operating as part of the Paramus Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2006.
Historically Paramus shared many municipal services with the township of Rochelle Park, including schooling. In 1922, the school situation was the hot topic of discussion. Residents felt that the schools were too far away and wanted to make sure that their children were safe when they went to school. It was because of this that Paramus decided to become a borough of its own, and it built the high school on Spring Valley Road in 1957. The school's 50th anniversary was celebrated in 2007.
Paramus High School offers a wide range of course offerings to its students, including. Advanced Placement courses available in 21 subjects.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,348 students and 79.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.87:1. There were 31 students (2.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 9 (0.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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