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Enrollment
3,565
High
DISTRICT 2,303 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASSAIC COUNTY TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341263004860
Passaic County Technical Institute
45 REINHARDT ROAD, WAYNE, NJ 07470 · (973) 790-6000 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL3,565 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
322 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
2,132 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 903 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 1,008 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 827 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 827 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 47.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic County Technical Institute this school | 3,565 | 59.8% | 51.5% |
| Vineland Senior High School VINELAND | 2,736 | 61.7% | 9.9% |
| Clifton High School CLIFTON | 3,150 | 66.9% | 25.0% |
| John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON | 1,846 | 60.2% | 4.8% |
| Atlantic County Institute of Technology MAYS LANDING | 1,852 | 62.6% | 37.1% |
| Hackensack High School HACKENSACK | 1,813 | 63.7% | 26.3% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Passaic County Technical Institute ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #107 of 397 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #79 of 400 ▲ 28 | #2 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #119 of 395 ▲ 15 | #4 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,565 | #1 of 442 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #108 of 388 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #162 of 389 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #107 of 405 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #147 of 173 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,565
+136 (+4%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 1,957
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,565 | 322.3 | 11.1:1 | 60% (2,132) |
| 2023-24 | 3,660 | 302 | 12.1:1 | 49% (1,811) |
| 2022-23 | 3,359 | 286 | 11.7:1 | 57% (1,918) |
| 2020-21 | 3,429 | 289 | 11.9:1 | 57% (1,967) |
| 2017-18 | 3,481 | 302 | 11.5:1 | 65% (2,275) |
| 2015-16 | 3,359 | 294 | 11.4:1 | 68% (2,287) |
| 2010-11 | 3,246 | 275 | 11.8:1 | 70% (2,279) |
| 2000-01 | 1,961 | 197 | 9.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,957 | 178 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Passaic County Technical Institute.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (3,481 to 3,565); teachers up 7% (302 to 322.3).
About Passaic County Technical Institute
This page covers Passaic County Technical Institute, a large high school in WAYNE, New Jersey. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 3,565 students in 2024-25. The school is 284% bigger than the average for high schools in New Jersey.
Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District enrolls 4,605 students in 2 schools, including Passaic County Technical Institute.
Federal enrollment data show Passaic County Technical Institute is 61% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White, 10% Black, and 9% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 44% share among Passaic County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Passaic County Technical Institute has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, with 322.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Passaic County is close, at 61%.
Passaic County Technical Institute earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public high schools.
Passaic County Technical Institute is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.4%. The school's actual rate is 51.5%, 18.1 points higher.
The school is in Passaic County, where median household income comes to about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Passaic County's 155 public schools enroll about 83,237 students and include Passaic County Technical Institute.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Passaic County Technical Institute from the closest public school, Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy. The five-mile area around Passaic County Technical Institute holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.4% on proficiency, and Passaic County Technical Institute is above that at 51.5%.
In the federal locale system, Passaic County Technical Institute is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 3,565 in 2024-25.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyHigh · 1,040 students
Other schools in WAYNE
- Wayne Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Wayne Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyHigh · 1,040 students
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy0.0 mi · 1,040
- School 270.7 mi · 641
- Haledon Public School0.8 mi · 996
- Anthony Wayne Middle School0.9 mi · 617
- Lafayette Elementary School1.0 mi · 321
- School 191.0 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Passaic County Technical InstituteHow many students attend Passaic County Technical Institute?
Passaic County Technical Institute enrolls approximately 3,565 students in grades 09-12.
Is Passaic County Technical Institute an elementary, middle, or high school?
Passaic County Technical Institute is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Passaic County Technical Institute have?
Passaic County Technical Institute employs 322 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Passaic County Technical Institute?
Passaic County Technical Institute reports a student body of 19% White, 61% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Passaic County Technical Institute in?
Passaic County Technical Institute is part of Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.