Editing Long Hill Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Long Hill Township School System]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]]. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 894 students and 80.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412660&DistrictID=3412660 District information for Long Hill Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412660 School Data for the Long Hill Township School System], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are 
Gillette School<ref>[https://gillette.longhill.org/ Gillette School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022.</ref> with 223 students in grades Pre-K–1, 
Millington School<ref>[https://millington.longhill.org/ Millington School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022.</ref> with 397 students in grades 2–5 and 
Central Middle School<ref>[https://central.longhill.org/ Central Middle School], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022.</ref> with 269 students in grades 6–8.<ref>[https://www.longhill.org/our_district Our District], Long Hill Township School System. Accessed January 24, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/4000 School Performance Reports for the Long Hill Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4000 New Jersey School Directory for the Long Hill Township School System], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Long Hill Township's high school students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Watchung Hills Regional High School]] in [[Warren Township, New Jersey|Warren Township]]. Students from Long Hill Township and from the neighboring communities of [[Green Brook Township, New Jersey|Green Brook Township]], Warren Township and [[Watchung, New Jersey|Watchung]] (in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]]) attend the school.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/35/5550/000.html Watchung Hills Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 21, 2017. "The student enrollment is 2076 with a senior class of 541.... Located in Somerset County, 25 miles from New York City, the school serves the suburban communities of Green Brook, Long Hill, Warren, and Watchung."</ref><ref>[http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showdocument?id=12598 Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Watchung Hills ** 9–12 Receives 9–12 From Green Brook, Warren, Watchung, Longhill"</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,948 students and 160.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417220&ID=341722005320 School data for Watchung Hills Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> The high school district's [[board of education]] has nine members, who are elected directly by the voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for each year. Of the nine elected seats, three are allocated to Long Hill Township.<ref>[https://www.whrhs.org/district/board-of-education/home Board of Education], Watchung Hills Regional High School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/5550.pdf#page=50 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Watchung Hills Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018, Accessed February 10, 2020. "The Watchung Hills Regional High School District (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials from Warren Township, Long Hill Township and the Borough of Watchung and one appointed representative from Green Brook Board of Education."</ref>

St. Vincent de Paul School was a Catholic school in Stirling that operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]. The school closed in June 2016 in the wake of declining enrollment and financial challenges.<ref>[https://rcdop.org/news/stirling-school-to-close-in-june "St. Vincent DePaul School in Stirling to close in June"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]], April 28, 2016. Accessed November 16, 2017. "After more than 50 years of providing a Catholic education to students in Long Hill Township, St. Vincent dePaul School in the Stirling section of the township, will close in June.In a letter to parishioners, parents and students posted April 21 on the parish's website, Father A. Richard Carton, pastor, wrote: 'This decision comes after much prayer and careful reflection. The low enrollment for next year would not create a strong educational environment and the financial strain would be too great for the parish to bear.'"</ref> The school was recognized with the [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] in 2012.<ref>[https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2017], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed November 16, 2017.</ref>