J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
Address
447 Richmond Street Elizabeth , Union County , New Jersey 07202 United States
Coordinates	40°38′40″N 74°12′36″W / 40.644437°N 74.2098868°W / 40.644437; -74.2098868
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2011
School district	Elizabeth Public Schools
NCES School ID	340459003389[1]
Principal	Megan Marx
Faculty	28.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	418 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.9:1[1]
Campus	Urban
Website	www.epsnj.org/Domain/14

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of Elizabeth Public Schools. The academy accepts students in ninth through twelfth grades in Elizabeth who have passed the requirements for enrollment. The academy is operated by the Elizabeth Board of Education.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 418 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1. There were 291 students (69.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 56 (13.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Established in 2011 as the Academy of Finance, the J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy was named for the longtime mayor of Elizabeth, who also has a parking garage and housing complex named in his honor.^[2][3]

The school's principal is Megan Marx. Her core administrative team includes the vice principal.^[4]

• School website
• School Performance Report for J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy, New Jersey Department of Education