J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. The academy accepts students in ninth through twelfth grades in Elizabeth who have passed the requirements for enrollment. The academy is operated by the Elizabeth Board of Education.

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
Address
447 Richmond Street

Elizabeth
,
Union County
,
New Jersey
07202

United States
Coordinates40.644437°N 74.2098868°W / 40.644437; -74.2098868
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2011
School districtElizabeth Public Schools
NCES School ID340459003389[1]
PrincipalDr. Megan Marx
Faculty26.5 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment334 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
CampusUrban
Websitewww.epsnj.org/Domain/14

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 334 students and 26.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1. There were 195 students (58.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (10.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History

Established in 2011 as the Academy of Finance, the J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy was named for the longtime mayor of Elizabeth, who also has a parking garage and housing complex named in his honor.[2][3]

Administration

The school's principal is Dr. Megan Marx. Her core administrative team includes the vice principal.[4]

References
  1. School data for J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. Iati, Marisa. "Should this N.J. city name a school after its current mayor?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 11, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed January 4, 2022. "The Elizabeth school board is considering renaming its newest high school 'The J. Christian Bollwage Academy of Finance,' after the city's influential Democratic mayor of 24 years."
  3. "EPS Dedicates School in Honor of Longtime Elizabeth Mayor", Elizabeth Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2022. "The Academy of Finance, which was founded in 2011 as part of what is currently the Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy, was renamed the J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy after a resolution was passed at the July 20, 2017 Elizabeth Board of Education meeting."
  4. Back to School Letter, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy. Accessed January 4, 2022.
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