Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Don Bosco Prep) is a private, all-boys Catholic high school from ninth through twelfth grades. Founded in 1915 as a boarding school for Polish boys, by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious community of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a 35-acre (14 ha) campus in Ramsey, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is operated under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark.
| Don Bosco Preparatory High School | |
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| Address | |
492 North Franklin Turnpike Ramsey , , New Jersey 07446 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.072038°N 74.135707°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Latin: Crescere Scientia et Gratia (To Increase in Knowledge and Grace) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1915 |
| NCES School ID | 00863362 |
| President | Joseph R. Azzolino |
| Director | Fr. Abraham Feliciano, SDB |
| Principal | Jeffrey Wojcik |
| Faculty | 55.0 FTEs |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 767 (as of 2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.9:1 |
| Campus size | 35 acres (140,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Slogan | Empowering Young Men for Life |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Ironmen |
| Rival | Bergen Catholic High School Saint Joseph Regional High School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Ironman |
| Yearbook | Bosconian |
| School fees | $1,685 (Student fee, registration and capital improvement) |
| Tuition | $18,975 (2023-24) |
| Affiliation | Salesians |
| Website | www |
Located in northern New Jersey, approximately 2 mi (3 km) from the New Jersey – New York border, the school draws students from a wide geographical region, including Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex and Sussex counties in New Jersey as well as surrounding counties in New York.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 767 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The school's student body was 65.3% (501) White, 15.8% (121) Hispanic, 7.4% (57) Black, 5.3% (41) two or more races, 5.2% (40) Asian and 0.9% (7) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.