Cherry Hill Public Schools

Cherry Hill Public Schools
45 Ranoldo Terrace Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Superintendent	Dr. Joseph Meloche
Business administrator	Lynn E. Shugars
Schools	19
Students and staff
Enrollment	11,266 (as of 2013-14)
Faculty	877.9 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	12.8:1
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.chclc.org

The Cherry Hill Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cherry Hill Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's 19 schools had an enrollment of 11,266 students and 877.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. It is the twelfth-largest school district in the state of New Jersey and one of the largest suburban districts.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

For the 2001-2002 school year, Cherry Hill High School East received the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. During the 2009-10 school year, Rosa International Middle School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence.

Three of the district's schools have been named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. Cherry Hill High School East was recognized for the 1999-2000 school year, Thomas Paine Elementary School in 2002-2003 and Clara Barton Elementary School was honored with this award in 2003-2004.

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