Pompton Lakes High School (PLHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school accepts students from Pompton Lakes as well as those from Riverdale who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.
The school mascot is the Cardinal. The actual structure of the building displays a classic colonial revival exterior, a product of the New Deal Era. The building was constructed in 1932 and was opened to students in September 1933.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 44.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.16:1. There were 31 students (5.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 11 (2.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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