As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 2,292 students and 166.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]
History
Constructed on an 80-acre (32 ha) site at a cost of $1.5 million (equivalent to $15.7 million in 2023), the district's initial high school facility opened in September 1960, with 950 students in seventh through tenth grades.[7][8] Students from Mantua Township had attended Pitman High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship, while students from Harrison Township were sent on a tuition-basis to Glassboro High School.[9][10]
Esther R. Pennell, business administrator and board secretary[22]
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[23][24][25] Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on population, with five seats assigned to Mantua and four to Harrison Township.[26]
^Clearview Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed February 16, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the Clearview Regional High School District. Composition: The Clearview Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Harrison Township and Mantua Township."
^About Us, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed November 27, 2017. "The Clearview Regional High School District serves the townships of Harrison and Mantua. The district is comprised of a Middle School (7-8) and High School (9-12), educating approximately 2,450 students."
^"Dedication Planned At Regional School", Courier-Post, January 13, 1961. Accessed April 27, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Clearview Regional opened last September to serve junior and senior high school pupils of Harrison and Mantua Townships. Its present enrollment is 950 pupils in grades seven through tenth."
^"Hearing Due Monday for Regional Site", Courier-Post, March 13, 1959. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "A public hearing on the proposed acquisition of 80 acres for the new Clearview Regional High School will be held Monday at the Harrison Township School.... A referendum is scheduled for next month at which time voters will be asked to approve acquisition of the land and a $1.5 million bond issue."
^"Mantua Eyes Regional High School Plans", Courier-Post, April 5, 1957. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The Board of Education announced Thursday it is considering Joining with Harrison Township in the construction of a regional high school.... Mantua has been notified by Pitman's Board of Education that it will not accept freshmen from Mantua and Wenonah beginning September of 1958, Simmerman said.... Harrison now sends Its high school students to Glassboro, but has been notified that 'procedure will not be feasible in another two years.'"
^"Pitman Board Adds $71,880 In '61 Budget", Courier-Post, December 15, 1960. Accessed March 13, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Additionally, Pitman loses $38,000 in tuition from Mantua Township. At present 165 Mantua pupils bring in $72,000 in tuition to Pitman's coffers, but Mantua will only send 90 pupils to Pitman High next year since it is one of the districts in the new Clearview Regional High School."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Clearview Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through sixth at its three schools."
^Board of Education, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed November 27, 2017.
^Board Members, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed September 4, 2020.