St. Joseph High School

145 Plainfield Rd, Metuchen, NJ, 08840-0884 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

St. Joseph High School is a private Catholic all-boys college Preparatory school located on a seventy-acre tract of land in Metuchen and Edison, New Jersey. It is conducted by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who have been active in American education since their arrival from Lyons France in 1847. From 1901 to 1961 St. Joseph’s served as a center for training and educating Brothers prior to their apostolate in Catholic education. The main school building was dedicated in the spring of 1963....

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School Overview:

 
St. Joseph High School
School Membership(s) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Middlesex County, NJ
Student Body
Total Students 844 students
Student Body Type All-boys
This School
(NJ) School Avg.
% Students of Color 26% 33%
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 231 students
Grade 10 - 219 students
Grade 11 - 199 students
Grade 12 - 195 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 62 teachers
This School
(NJ) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 6 hours 6 hours
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

School Notes:

  • St. Joseph High School is a private Catholic all-boys college Preparatory school located on a seventy-acre tract of land in Metuchen and Edison, New Jersey. It is conducted by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who have been active in American education since their arrival from Lyons France in 1847. From 1901 to 1961 St. Joseph’s served as a center for training and educating Brothers prior to their apostolate in Catholic education. The main school building was dedicated in the spring of 1963.
  • Profile last updated: 09/04/2007

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    posted on October 2, 2009 at 05:14:08 pm
    Somerset, N.J. (Friday, October 2, 2009) - The defending WPS champion Sky Blue FC is headed into the community this weekend, making stops at three locations throughout the region it represents.
  • Edison turns teal for cancer awareness (Edison-Metuchen Sentinel)
    posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:26:37 am
    On the surface, it seemed like Dorinda Sparacio had it all. She was a teacher at St. Joseph High School, Metuchen, and was happily married to her husband Nicholas, with whom she had two children. Near the end of the 2004-05 school year, Dorinda felt a sharp pain in her right abdominal area during one school day.
  • Game will kick off Metuchen's St. Joseph High School's fledgling football program (MyCentralJersey.com)
    posted on September 8, 2009 at 06:16:25 am
    The unfamiliar sound of helmets crashing, shoulder pads colliding and whistles blowing emanated from a practice field tucked away in the back corner of St. Joseph High School's sprawling 69-acre campus.
  • Bielak hopes to make impact at college level (East Brunswick Sentinel)
    posted on August 28, 2009 at 12:50:43 am
    Sayreville's Chris Bielak is heading off to Marist College where the graduate of St. Joseph High School, Metuchen, will continue his baseball career. In addition to adjusting to college life at the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., school, Bielak will participate in a variety of fall workouts and intrasquad scrimmages with his new teammates to prepare for the spring season.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (08840)
School Zip (08840)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 15,705 people 8,413,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 53% 36%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $73,461 $57,061
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.2 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 46 years old
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Zipcode (08840)


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% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 62% / 38%

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