[3][4] Students from Maywood attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

[6] After a fire destroyed half of the former East Rutherford High School in October 1966,[7][8] efforts were made to create a regional high school district, which culminated with the passage of a referendum in June 1968.

[9] The new high school was named in honor of Henry Becton, chairman of Becton, Dickinson and Company, who donated part of the company's original East Rutherford property to be used as a site for the construction of the school.

[10] Constructed on a 2.6-acre (1.1 ha) site, the building was designed to accommodate an enrollment of 1,100 students and was completed at a cost of $4.3 million (equivalent to $32.4 million in 2023)[11] The high school building opened in September 1971 with 800 students in attendance.