Total enrollment
506
+187 (+59%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
New Jersey · 506 students · 3 cities
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County is a public-school district inside New Jersey, running 5 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 506 students, broken out as 5 high.
4-year change in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #99 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #371 of 372 | #9,197 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #134 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #92 of 370 | #538 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.0% | #90 of 369 | #3,731 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 274 to 506 students (up 85%) and from 44 to 49 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy | Pennington | High | 09-12 | 141 |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy | Trenton | High | 09-12 | 137 |
| Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy | Pennington | High | 09-12 | 111 |
| MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino | Trenton | High | 07-12 | 96 |
| MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center | Pennington | High | 11-12 | 21 |
About Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County administers 5 public schools across New Jersey, collectively teacheing roughly 506 students.
Average enrollment per school in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County is about 101, meaningfully below the New Jersey average of roughly 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 59%: 319 students in SY 2020-21 versus 506 in SY 2024-25.
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