Barack Obama Green Charter High School

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Charter high school in Union County, New Jersey, United States

Barack Obama Green Charter High School

35 Watchung Avenue

, Union County, New Jersey, 07060
United States
Coordinates 40°37′14″N 74°25′24″W / 40.620529°N 74.423280°W / 40.620529; -74.423280Coordinates: 40°37′14″N 74°25′24″W / 40.620529°N 74.423280°W / 40.620529; -74.423280
Grades 9-12
Superintendent Erin Murphy-Richardson
Business administrator Joan Orimaco
Website www.barackobamagreencharterschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 Charter 9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1A Total Spending $15,625 34 $18,047 −13.4%
1 Budgetary Cost 9,862 7 13,238 −25.5%
2 Classroom Instruction 5,753 13 7,328 −21.5%
6 Support Services 2,012 60 1,661 21.1%
8 Administrative Cost 1,814 11 2,563 −29.2%
10 Operations & Maintenance 82 1 1,661 −95.1%
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending.[1]
*Of Charter 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77
Barack Obama Green Charter High School
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Type Charter public high school
Established September 2010
NCES School ID 340074003047[2]
Principal Erin Murphy-Richardson
Faculty 23.0 FTEs[2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 231 (as of 2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 10.0:1[2]
Color(s)   Green and  yellow[3]
Team name Hornets[3]

Barack Obama Green Charter High School is a charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, that focuses on education in the field of Sustainability and Leadership. The school operates on a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. The charter for the school was approved in September 2009, as part of an announcement by Governor Jon Corzine of eight charter schools granted by the state in that cycle.[4] After receiving approval from city’s Board of Adjustment, the school opened in September 2010.[5]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 231 students and 23.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. There were 121 students (52.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 17 (7.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

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Athletics[edit]

The Barack Obama Green Charter High School Hornets[3] play independently of any conference in play under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 192 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[7]

Administration[edit]

Core members of the school’s administration are:[8][9]

  • Erin Murphy-Richardson, Head of School / Principal
  • Joan Orimaco, School Business Administrator

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for The Barack Obama Green Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Barack Obama Green Charter High School[permanent dead link], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Staff. “New Jersey Dept. of Education approves 8 new charter schools, Corzine promises quick approval of more” Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Newsroom, September 23, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Staff. “New Barack Obama Green Charter High School is coming to Plainfield”, New Jersey Local News Service, April 11, 2010. Accessed May 21, 2013. “Plainfield will soon be home to the city’s first charter high school after the zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance this week for the educators to set up classrooms at the Plainfield YMCA. The 120-seat Barack Obama Green Charter High School is slated to open for ninth and tenth graders at the start of the new school year at 530 West Seventh St.”
  6. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Administration, Barack Obama Charter High School. Accessed February 17, 2020.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2016.

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