Technical/Vocational High Open

Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy

๐Ÿ“ 129 Bull Run Road, Pennington, Mercer County, 08534

119
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Pennington, Mercer County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County

Enrollment & staffing

Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy enrolls 119 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
83 (70%)
Female students
36 (30%)
Teachers (FTE)
7.3
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 15% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino5647%
White3630%
Asian1815%
Black or African American97.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

42 of the school's 119 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 15.

School district: Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County

Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is one of 5 schools in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County, based in Trenton, New Jersey. The district serves 416 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is larger than the district average of about 83 students per school.

416
District students
5
Schools
44
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

75%
Reading proficient
55%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Suburb - Large

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