Vernon Township High School

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Vernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1975 and serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the years including a new wing with several classrooms; the gymnasium was doubled in size. In April 2007, renovations were started on the auditorium and outdoor fields.As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,081 students and 97.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 104 students (9.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 55 (5.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.Since the 2010–11 year, the school has offered a parent-student portal, which provides parents and students access grades online any time they want. It also shows attendance and where a student stands academically.Awards, recognition and rankingsPeggy Stewart was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as the New Jersey Teacher of the Year for the 2004-05 school year. Stewart, a history, social studies and enrichment teacher, has been on the faculty of Vernon Township High School since 1991.