Union County Tech

Union County Tech is a 9-12 campus of cozy scale in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey, part of Union County Vocational-Technical School District, instructing 502 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which oversees 8 schools and 1,737 students, Union County Tech is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Union County Tech records that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Union County Tech has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union County Tech is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 75.3%, a residual of +14.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Union County Tech is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Academy For Performing Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Union County Tech. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union County Tech ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 74.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Union County Tech's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 502). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 46% to 37%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.