Lenape Valley Regional High School

Lenape Valley Regional High School operates as an intimate high school in STANHOPE, New Jersey, overseen by Lenape Valley Regional High School District. Current enrollment sits at 667 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Operationally, Lenape Valley Regional High School answers to Lenape Valley Regional High School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Lenape Valley Regional High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lenape Valley Regional High School has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lenape Valley Regional High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Sussex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,186 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lenape Valley Regional High School is one of 46 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Valley Road School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lenape Valley Regional High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lenape Valley Regional High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 65% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.