Salem County Career and Technical High School

Salem County Career and Technical High School is a four-year vocational public high school located in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey, United States, that serves the vocational education needs of students in ninth through twelfth grades in Salem County, as part of the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools.[3]

Salem County Career and Technical High School
Location
Salem County Career and Technical High School
Salem County Career and Technical High School
Salem County Career and Technical High School
880 Route 45
Pilesgrove, NJ 08098

United States
Coordinates39.717679°N 75.455836°W / 39.717679; -75.455836
Information
TypeVocational public high school
School districtSalem County Vocational Technical Schools
PrincipalJason Helder
Faculty48.8 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment739 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.1:1[1]
Color(s)     Maroon and
     white[2]
Team nameCareer and Tech[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 739 students and 48.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1. There were 135 students (18.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (4.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 2012, Schooldigger.com ranked the school 130th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 99 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (82.0%) and language arts literacy (97.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[4]

Athletics

Salem County Career and Technical High School Career & Tech[2] interscholastic athletics are overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), competing independently, not as a member of an athletic conference.[5] With 649 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 496 to 778 students in that grade range.[6]

References
  1. School data for Salem County Career and Technical High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
  2. Salem County Vocational Technical School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  3. Salem County Career and Technical High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  4. New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 4, 2012.
  5. League & Conference Affiliations 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  6. General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
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