📍 1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, Union County, 07076
Union County Tech is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Scotch Plains, Union County. The school has 511 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 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union County Tech enrolls 511 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 31% male and 69% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 18% |
| Asian | 50 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 511 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union County Tech 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.
Union County Tech 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 511 students, Union County Tech is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large