J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

High school in Union County, New Jersey, United States

40°38′40″N 74°12′36″W / 40.644437°N 74.2098868°W / 40.644437; -74.2098868InformationTypePublic high schoolEstablished2011School districtElizabeth Public SchoolsNCES School ID340459003389[1]PrincipalMegan MarxFacultyNA FTEs[1]Grades9-12Enrollment342 (as of 2022–23)[1]Student to teacher ratioNA[1]CampusUrbanWebsitewww.epsnj.org/Domain/14

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, 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.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 342 students. There were 244 students (71.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 43 (12.6% 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 Megan Marx. Her core administrative team includes the vice principal.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  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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