Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken Charter School is a K-12 charter school in Hoboken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school, had an enrollment of 298 students and 28.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.History
On January 15, 1997, Leo Klagholz, the New Jersey Commissioner of Education, enacted the school's charter. It initially held classes in the Demarest Building. In 2010 it moved its K-8 students into the former Academy of the Sacred Heart building.
In 2012 the K-8 building was hit by a fire categorized as three alarm; it would be unavailable until September 2013. The former St. Anne's School in Jersey City Heights was the temporary class location. Additionally Hurricane Sandy in late 2012 had disrupted operations of the school.
In 2013 Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education in the Obama administration, released a YouTube video praising the school.Athletics
The Hoboken Charter High School Cougars compete independently in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
