Total enrollment
1,737
+83 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District
New Jersey · 1,737 students · 4 cities
Across the district, Union County Vocational-Technical School District runs 8 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 1,737 New Jersey students (about 217 per school).
4-year change in Union County Vocational-Technical School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Union County Vocational-Technical School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #3 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,737 | #211 of 372 | #4,919 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #81 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #370 of 370 | #6,118 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 9.5% | #293 of 369 | #7,964 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #4 of 298 | #83 of 6,853 |
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 Union County Vocational-Technical School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Union County Magnet High School at 96.3% proficient to Academy For Performing Arts at 68.3%, a gap of 28.0 points. That is the 45th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 1,591 to 1,733 students (up 9%) and from 105 to 111 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Tech | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 502 |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 308 |
| Academy For Information Technology | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 307 |
| Union County Magnet High School | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 297 |
| Academy For Performing Arts | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 242 |
| Union County Career & Technical Institute | Scotch Plains | High | 09-12 | 67 |
| Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS | Roselle | High | 09-12 | 10 |
| Simon Youth Academy | Elizabeth | High | 09-12 | 4 |
About Union County Vocational-Technical School District
As a rural-scale district in New Jersey, Union County Vocational-Technical School District educates 1,737 students across 8 schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 217 in this district, meaningfully below the New Jersey typical of 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 5%: 1,654 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,737 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Union County Vocational-Technical School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.