At a glance
Reported students
67
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
23.9
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
2.8:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
09–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New Jersey high enrollment
9th percentile
Compared with 464 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
269.5
Union County Career & Technical Institute: 67 reported students.
State peer staffing position
3rd percentile
2.8:1 reported; state peer median 12.1:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about Union County Career & Technical Institute
Union County Career & Technical Institute is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in Scotch Plains. It is one of 9 current school records connected to Union County Vocational-Technical School District. NCES reports 67 students for 2024–25.
Among 464 high schools in New Jersey with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 783 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 9th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 2.8:1, below the New Jersey median of 12.1:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are Hispanic or Latino (38.8%) and White (35.8%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking Union County Career & Technical Institute
- 1How do the reported 2.8:1 student–teacher ratio and 23.9 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 10.4%
- Lunch program
- No
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White35.8%
- Hispanic38.8%
- Black17.9%
- Asian6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial1.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
Other schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS
High · Grades 09–12
10 reported students
Simon Youth Academy
High · Grades 09–12
4 reported students
Academy for Global Logistics
High · Grades 09–12
Enrollment not reported
Academy For Performing Arts
High · Grades 09–12
242 reported students
Union County Magnet High School
High · Grades 09–12
297 reported students
Academy For Information Technology
High · Grades 09–12
307 reported students