Technical/Vocational High Open

Union County Magnet High School

1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, Union County, 07076

303
Pupils
19.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Union County Magnet High School is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Scotch Plains, Union County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Vocational-Technical School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Enrollment & staffing

Union County Magnet High School enrolls 303 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.

Male students
175 (58%)
Female students
127 (42%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.9
Student-teacher ratio
19.1:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Asian, 28% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian11538%
White8528%
Hispanic or Latino7324%
Black or African American206.6%
Two or more races93%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

31 of the school's 303 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 22 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 9–12

Union County Magnet High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.

School district: Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Union County Magnet High School is one of 8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District, based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The district serves 1,703 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Union County Magnet High School is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.

1,703
District students
8
Schools
137
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

98%
Reading proficient
98%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
2%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (8) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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