Specialized school district · New Jersey

Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Union County Vocational-Technical School District in New Jersey: 8 public schools with 1,737 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,911 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
1,737
Students per teacher
12.0
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,911
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
145
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
124
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.5
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.6K15
$17.2K16
$17.2K17
$17.2K18
$18.2K19
$19.2K20
$19.5K21
$21.2K22
$23.1K23
$23.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.8% · $3M
State
64% · $50M
Local
32% · $24.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,492
Support services
$8,191
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$26.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–1230820.2
9–1230721.3
Academy For Performing ArtsCareer and technical
9–1224216.0
9–12103.7
9–124—
9–12672.8
9–1229720.0
Union County TechCareer and technical
9–1250220.4

Sources

Address
1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Phone
(908)889-8288
Website