David Brearley High School
| David Brearley High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
401 Monroe Avenue , , 07033 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′46″N 74°17′50″W / 40.679461°N 74.297333°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1966 (as David Brearley Regional High School); 1997 (as David Brearley Middle-High School) |
| School district | Kenilworth Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 340792000209 |
| Principal | John Perillo |
| Faculty | 69.8 FTEs |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 774 (as of 2024–25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.1:1 |
| Colors | Navy blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (general) Big Central Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Bears |
| Newspaper | The Bear Print |
| Website | www |
David Brearley High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Kenilworth in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Kenilworth Public Schools. The school is named for David Brearley, a signer of the United States Constitution.
Students from Winfield Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Winfield Township School District.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 774 students and 69.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 200 students (25.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 57 (7.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at David Brearley High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Available slots are announced annually by grade. Prospective Choice participants must be residents of Union County eligible for placement in grades 7-10 who were enrolled in a public school during the full year prior to entry to the Kenilworth Public Schools.