Burlington Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Burlington Township School District.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,118 students and 99.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 291 students (26.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 61 (5.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Burlington Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History The school was designed by Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates in 1963 with a staged approach under which the building would have a capacity of 694 when first constructed that could expand to 1,267 when all three stages were completed."Plan Will Allow School To 'Grow'; Design for Jersey Project Provides for 3 Stages Phases Listed Precast Sections", The New York Times, May 5, 1963. Accessed March 25, 2024. "A school that will "grow" rather than merely expand is under construction in Burlington, N.J. It is the Burlington Township High School, being built under a long-range master plan involving three stages.... Under a program worked out by the Burlington Board of Education and Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates, architects and engineers, each stage of construction will involve strategic planning of facilities.... The total construction cost of the first stage has been estimated at $1,430,000, exclusive of site work.""A piece of history", Burlington County Times, March 26, 2013. Accessed March 25, 2024. "The new Burlington Township High School is one of a few in the nation to be designed with a three-phase expansion plan. When it opens in 1964, the school will be able to accommodate 700 students, and upon completion of the final phase the school will hold more than 1,200 students." The school opened for the 1964-65 school year, with initial portion completed at a cost of $1.6 million (equivalent to $ million in ), with students shifted over from Burlington City High School."Schools in Burlco Expecting Record Enrollment of 62,000", Courier-Post, September 3, 1964. Accessed March 25, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "One of the largest projects is the $1.6 million high school in Burlington Township.... The enrollment is 330 less than last year because of the opening of the new Burlington Township High School."
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 178th-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 203rd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 153rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 140th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011. The school was ranked 138th 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. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 186th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 6 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 4, 2012.
Athletics The Burlington Township High School FalconsBurlington Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which is comprised of public and private high schools in the Burlington County area, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).Member Schools, Burlington County Scholastic League. Accessed September 1.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 880 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group III Central for most athletic competition purposes.NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The football team competes in the Liberty Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceBurlington Township Falcons, 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 III South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 695 to 882 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. Township and student population have drastically increased within the past decade. The school, during the first seven years of competition in the Burlington County League, was considered a "Group I" then "Group II" category.
The school's main rivals are Burlington City High School, Delran High School and Florence Township Memorial High School.Pope, Kristian. "Burlington City tops Burlington Township, The Blue Devils got a 24-point performance from Keith Watson and stayed undefeated.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 12, 2002. Accessed September 7, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Even before the junior varsity boys' basketball game had ended at Burlington City last night, the gymnasium stands were almost full. By the time the varsity teams took the court, there was not an empty seat to be found. That's the way it usually is when the Blue Devils meet crosstown rival Burlington Township."McKee, Don. "3 Rivals On The River Have The Best Chances", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1985. Accessed September 7, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "A strong three-way race looms in the Burlington County League Freedom Division, a strong collection of small schools along or near the Delaware River from Palmyra to Bordentown. Burlington Township won this competitive division a year ago, but it will be hard-pressed to repeat. Depth of pitching points to Burlington, Florence and Delran as the top contenders, although Township will be up there somewhere."
The boys basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1985 (vs. Bogota High School in the tournament final), 1987 (vs. Newark Tech High School) and 1992 (vs. Newark Tech).NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The 1985 team finished the season with a record of 31-0 after defeating Bogota by a score of 66–52 in the Group I championship game at the Brendan Byrne Arena.Brennan, John. "Burlington Twp. just too powerful for Bogota", The Record, March 17, 1985. Accessed March 5, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "When a team plays two quarters of basketball as well as it can realistically expect, yet still trails by two points, it's obvious the club is overmatched. That was Bogota's problem in Friday's New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 1 boys championship game against unbeaten Burlington Township at Byrne Arena. The Buccaneers trailed just 22-20 at the half, but Burlington Township scored the first 10 points of the third quarter and rolled to a 66-52 win, giving the 21-year-old Burlington County school its first state title in any sport."Carchidi, Sam. "Burlington Twp. captures state championship; Burlington Twp Finishes 31-0 with victory over Bogota", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 1985. Accessed March 5, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Before last night's NJSIAA Group 1 basketball final, Burlington Township High's coach, Ken Faulkner, said his team's season was 'the kind you think about dream about, really when you're laying on the beach in the summer.' The Falcons took the final step toward transforming Faulkner's dreams into reality last night, finishing off a storybook, 31-0 season with a 66-52 victory over Bogota (23-6) at I the Brendan Byrne Arena." The 1992 team won the Group I title with a 79–61 win in the championship game at Rutgers University against Newark Tech.Frambes, Doug. "Burlington Township awesome in victory", Courier-Post, March 16, 1992. Accessed December 6, 2020. "Newark Tech found out Sunday what was already well-known to many South Jersey schools. There are few options when playing Burlington Township. The powerful 30-1 Falcons, coached by Ken Faulkner, rode roughshod over the defending state Group 1 champions 79-61 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament final at Rutgers University." The 2010-11 team won the Central Jersey Group III sectional championship with a 70–64 win over Colts Neck High School, overcoming a deficit of 13 points in the fourth quarter.Hadden, Doug. "S. Jersey Boys: Burlington Township defeats Colts Neck, 70-64, for Central Jersey Group 3 title", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Burlington Township, behind by 13 at one point in the fourth quarter, closed out Tuesday night's Central Jersey Group 3 basketball championship game with a 25-4 run and went home with an improbable title. The Falcons (21-9) shocked host Colts Neck, 70-64, and advanced to the state semifinals on Thursday against South Jersey champion Kingsway at 7 p.m. at Winslow Township." The 2011 sectional title was the program's tenth overall and its first since 1992.Christopher, Chris. "Boys: Colts Neck blows 4th quarter lead to Burlington Twp in CJ Group III final", Asbury Park Press, March 8, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2011. "The Falcons, who began play in 1965, have won 10 sectional titles, including nine in South Jersey Group I. Burlington is 10-2 in sectional championship games. The Falcons captured their previous sectional championship in 1992. They won Group state titles in 1985, 1987 and 1992."
The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1976 and 1977.NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The BTHS football team had won two consecutive Patriot Division titles and were moved up to the Liberty Division, where they pulled through the 2006–07 season with a 1–7 record. The first two games of the 06–07 season were forfeited due to an ineligible running back, overturning two games the team had won.Maderia calls his Holy Cross return special, The Courier-Post, October 17, 2006.