Barack Obama Green Charter High School is a charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in Plainfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, 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.Staff. "New Jersey Dept. of Education approves 8 new charter schools, Corzine promises quick approval of more" , New Jersey Newsroom, September 23, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2013. After receiving approval from city's Board of Adjustment, the school opened in September 2010.Staff. "New Barack Obama Green Charter High School is coming to Plainfield", New Jersey Local News Service, April 11, 2010. Accessed May 21, 2013. "Plainfield will soon be home to the city's first charter high school after the zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance this week for the educators to set up classrooms at the Plainfield YMCA. The 120-seat Barack Obama Green Charter High School is slated to open for ninth and tenth graders at the start of the new school year at 530 West Seventh St."
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 358 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1. There were 251 students (70.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 29 (8.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for The Barack Obama Green Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Athletics The Barack Obama Green Charter High School HornetsBarack Obama Green Charter High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. play independently of any conference in play under the auspices of 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 192 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
Administration Core members of the school's administration are:Administration, Barack Obama Charter High School. Accessed February 17, 2020.New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024. Erin Murphy-Richardson, Head of School / Principal Joan Orimaco, School Business Administrator
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Barack Obama Green Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics