Cumberland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from seven communities in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.District Policy Manual: Board of Education District Policies - Identification, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed August 6, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Cumberland Regional School District.. Composition: The Cumberland Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Deerfield Township, Hopewell Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Shiloh Borough, and Stow Creek Township." The district serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township and encompasses .Constituent Districts, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed January 3, 2025.Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed January 3, 2025. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."About Us, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed January 3, 2025. "The Cumberland Regional School District is carved out of the northwest section of Cumberland County, New Jersey. The 162-square-mile district serves students from municipalities including Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township."School Performance Reports for the Cumberland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Cumberland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. The school is located in the Seabrook section of Upper Deerfield Township.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,161 students and 84.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 351 students (30.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 78 (6.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Cumberland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey.List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025. Available slots are announced annually by grade.Cumberland Regional School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
History All seven constituent districts had sent their ninth through twelfth grade students to Bridgeton High School as part of sending/receiving relationships, until the school faced overcrowding issues in the 1970s. The initial school board was selected by the County Superintendent in December 1974, with the expectation that construction of a school could take as much as four years."Standby School Board Named For West Cumberland District", The Daily Journal, December 3, 1974. Accessed April 28, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Nine members were named today to the first "preliminary" board of education for the newly created western Cumberland County regional high school district. The membership was divided proportionately among the seven communities where voters late last month approved the creation of the new secondary regional district.... The new board is expected to begin mapping plans for construction of a new regional high school which Fenton previously had estimated would take three to four years to complete. Each of the communities in the regional district currently sends students to Bridgeton High School on a tuition basis." By a margin of 11 votes, residents of the constituent communities approved a $10.2 million referendum to cover the cost of the new high school building."Voters Okay Cumberland High", The Daily Journal, December 10, 1975. Accessed July 16, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Plans for a new $10.2 million regional high school have been narrowly approved by voters in seven northern and western Cumberland County communities. By only 11 votes, voters endorsed plans for the new Cumberland Regional High School which will open in September 1977, in Upper Deerfield Township. The vote was 1,306 to 1,295.... The new facility, designed to relieve overcrowding at Bridgeton High School, will serve students from Deerfield Township, Upper Deerfield Township, Hopewell Township, Fairfield Township, Stow Creek Township, Greenwich Township and Shiloh Borough."
Ground was broken on the school's Upper Deerfield Township site in May 1976.Lucas, Charlotte. "Groundbreaking Set for New regional School", The Daily Journal, May 6, 1976. Accessed July 16, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Groundbreaking for the long-delayed Cumberland Regional High School has been set for Wednesday, but critics of the school have charged that board members were not candid with the public about reasons for the delay." The school, constructed at a cost of $10 million (equivalent to $ million in ) opened in September 1977 with an enrollment of 1,750 students."Cumberland Regional Formally Dedicated", The Daily Journal, November 21, 1977. Accessed March 18, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "After years of doubts and controversy, the Cumberland Regional High School, which opened its doors to students this past September, was officially dedicated yesterday in ceremonies attended by close to 1,500 area residents.... But as opposition to the school grew and residents feared that the school's more than $10 million price tag would drastically hike local taxes, Seabrook was resoundingly defeated in his re-election bid by a candidate who promised to halt the school's construction." The first twelfth-grade class of 322 students graduated in June 1978.General Info, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed April 28, 2021 "On May 12, 1976, ground-breaking ceremonies for the new Cumberland Regional High School were held at the Upper Deerfield site. Construction started immediately, and the building was opened on Sept. 7, 1977, with a total enrollment of 1,759 students in grades 9 through 12. The first Cumberland Regional High School commencement was held on June 21, 1978, for 322 members of the Class of 1978."
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 274th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 312th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 291st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 279th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2011. The school was ranked 282nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
Extracurricular activities Cumberland Regional High School offers students an extensive range of programs and activities, including the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), the Student Council, Drama Guild, Team Theater, Indoor Ensemble, Concert Band, Choir, Mock trial, National Junior Classical League, Spanish Club, Leo Club, Interact Club, Key Club, CAST Club, Book Club, Sci-fi Club, Chess Club, Helping Hands Club, Rare Pearls Club, Young Men Can Make a Difference, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) and Yearbook Club.
Athletics The Cumberland Regional High School ColtsCumberland Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete as one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.Member Schools, Tri-County Conference. Accessed November 18, 2020. The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 813 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the Royal Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceCumberland Colts, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 890 to 1,298 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
The school participates in a joint wrestling team with Arthur P. Schalick High School as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.