Mercer County Vocational School District
| Mercer County Vocational School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Kimberly Schneider | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Nancy Swirsky | ||||
| Address: | 1085 Old Trenton Road Trenton, NJ 08690 |
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| Grade Range: | 9-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 474 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 28.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 16.9 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | None | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.mctec.net | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
9-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $17,213 | 15 | $15,483 | 11.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,781 | 9 | 8,208 | -5.2% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,659 | 19 | 1,978 | 34.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 3,426 | 18 | 2,167 | 58.1% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,800 | 16 | 2,507 | 11.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 50,995 | 3 | 60,147 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=21 |
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The Mercer County Vocational School District is a countywide vocational public school district, serving the entire high school-aged population of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The district's programs are offered on a shared-time basis, whereby a student is enrolled in his/her home school for academic and other educational activities and then attends a technical school on a half-day basis.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 474 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Culinary Arts Community Outreach" Career Education program at the Sypek Center Vocational School.[3]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:
- Assunpink Center in Trenton (grades 9-12; 173 students)
- Arthur R. Sypek Center in Pennington (10-12; 240)
- School of Performing Arts on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (10-12; 61)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[5]
- Dr. Kimberly Schneider, Superintendent
- Nancy Swirsky, Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Mercer County Vocational School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
- ^ Data for the Mercer County Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ^ Mercer County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Mercer County Technical Schools
- Mercer County Technical Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Mercer County Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°15′03″N 74°39′11″W / 40.250907°N 74.653046°W
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