Barack Obama Green Charter High School


Barack Obama Green Charter High School is a charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, that focuses on education in the field of Sustainability and Leadership. The school operates on a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. The charter for the school was approved in September 2009, as part of an announcement by Governor Jon Corzine of eight charter schools granted by the state in that cycle. After receiving approval from city's Board of Adjustment, the school opened in September 2010.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 243 students and 20.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. There were 187 students eligible for free lunch and 22 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school is named for former U.S. President Barack Obama.

Athletics

The Barack Obama Green Charter High School Hornets play independently of any conference in play under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 195 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 12 to 467 students in that grade range.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: