Enrollment
67
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341804003391
Union County Career & Technical Institute
1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 · (908) 889-8288 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
2.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
7 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 66% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 28% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
42.9%
NJ avg 41.6%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 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 Union County Career & Technical Institute
Union County Career & Technical Institute's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Career & Technical Institute this school | 67 | 10.4% | 61.2% |
| Academy of Law & Public Safety Long Branch | 73 | 12.3% | N/A |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center WARETOWN | 74 | 17.6% | 43.8% |
| Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School HAZLET | 87 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Succasunna | 62 | 8.1% | 58.1% |
| Academy For Performing Arts SCOTCH PLAINS | 242 | 5.0% | 68.3% |
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 Union County Career & Technical Institute ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #422 of 442 | #35 of 39 |
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
67
+49 (+272%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
2.8:1
was 0.9:1
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 | 67 | 23.9 | 2.8:1 | 10% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 21.9 | 0.8:1 | 41% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 17 | 19.7 | 0.9:1 | 18% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 21 | 0.9:1 | 17% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 25.2 | 0.6:1 | 19% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union County Career & Technical Institute.
Since 2017-18: students up 319% (16 to 67); teachers down 5% (25.2 to 23.9).
About Union County Career & Technical Institute
Union County Career & Technical Institute is a small high school that serves part of Scotch Plains, New Jersey. A total of 67 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 93% lower.
Union County Career & Technical Institute is one school in Union County Vocational-Technical School District, a system of 8 schools with 1,737 students.
Enrollment at Union County Career & Technical Institute is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White, 18% Black, and 6% Asian. The Hispanic share in Union County as a whole is similar, at about 35%. By the diversity index, Union County Career & Technical Institute comes in at 69%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 2.8:1, with 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Union County Career & Technical Institute is 10%. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
Union County Career & Technical Institute is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Union County Career & Technical Institute's results are within a point of predicted: 61.2% against 60.4%.
Among Union County residents, median household income is about $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Union County Career & Technical Institute is one of 180 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 99,046 students.
Union County Tech is the public school closest to Union County Career & Technical Institute, less than a tenth of a mile away. Union County Career & Technical Institute has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Union County Career & Technical Institute ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 61.2% versus a 76.7% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 18 students and the 2024-25 count was 67. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 0.9:1 to 2.8:1.
The Union County Career & Technical Institute community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District
- Union County TechHigh · 502 students
- Academy For Allied Health SciencesHigh · 308 students
- Academy For Information TechnologyHigh · 307 students
- Union County Magnet High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Academy For Performing ArtsHigh · 242 students
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HSHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Scotch Plains
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Terrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- William J. McGinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- J. Ackerman Coles Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Union County TechHigh · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Union County Tech0.0 mi · 502
- Academy For Performing Arts0.0 mi · 242
- Academy For Information Technology0.0 mi · 307
- Academy For Allied Health Sciences0.0 mi · 308
- Union County Magnet High School0.0 mi · 297
- Terrill Middle School1.2 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Union County Career & Technical InstituteWhat is the total enrollment at Union County Career & Technical Institute?
Union County Career & Technical Institute enrolls approximately 67 students in grades 09-12.
Is Union County Career & Technical Institute an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union County Career & Technical Institute is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Union County Career & Technical Institute have?
Union County Career & Technical Institute employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Union County Career & Technical Institute?
Student demographics at Union County Career & Technical Institute are roughly 36% White, 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Union County Career & Technical Institute in?
Union County Career & Technical Institute is part of Union County Vocational-Technical School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.