For years, the Pemberton district had refused Woodland Township's repeated requests to terminate the relationship.

[6] In May 1997, the Lenape district agreed to start accepting students from Woodland Township at Lenape High School starting with the 1997–98 school year and to add Woodland Township as the regional district's eight constituent municipality.

[9] In 2014 the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression "awarded" Pemberton Principal Ida Smith a "Muzzle" for censoring student publications.

The Pemberton Township High School Hornets[2] compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Burlington, Mercer and Ocean counties in central New Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[2] The football program has enjoyed the school's most success with several winning seasons and a state championship under the guidance of former head coach William McDowell.

[26] The 1977 football team finished the season with a record of 8-2-1 after winning the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV state sectional title with a 9–6 win against Rancocas Valley Regional High School in the championship game.

[27][28] The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group IV state championship in 1980[29] The school's principal is Jermaine Blount.