Warren County Technical School

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Warren County Technical School
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Warren County Technical School

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Coordinates 40°44′36″N75°01′30″W / 40.7432°N 75.0249°W / 40.7432; -75.0249
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Type Vocational public high school
Established1959 [1]
School district Warren County Technical School District
SuperintendentDerrick Forsythe [2]
NCES School ID341792005872 [3]
PrincipalDiana Mai [2]
Faculty37.5 FTEs [3]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment413 (as of 2022–23) [3]
Student to teacher ratio11.0:1 [3]
Color(s)Navy and Columbia Blue    [4]
Team nameKnights [4]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
Website www.wctech.org

Warren County Technical School (WCTS) is a technical and vocational public high school located in Washington, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as well as adult learners from across Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Warren County Technical School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1996. [5]

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 413 students and 37.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 47 students (11.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 12 (2.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [3]

In addition to students in its full-time high school programs, the school also serves 150 adult students in the fields of Licensed Practical Nursing, Cosmetology, HVAC, Welding, and Black Seal Certification. [6]

History

The current campus, located on New Jersey Route 57, opened in 1969. There were 500 students during the 2013-2014 school year. [7]

Awards, recognition and rankings

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 190th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 72 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (75.5%) and language arts literacy (96.1%). [8]

Facilities and programs

Warren County Technical School completed construction of a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) addition that included the creation of a theater for the use of the school's performing arts program. The total cost was $6.7 million. [6]

High school programs

Athletics

The Warren Tech Knights compete in 12 interscholastic athletic programs: [4] [9]

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References

  1. Strategic Growth Plan, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2021. "Warren County Technical School was established in 1959 and offers a full array of technical and vocational training as well as basic educational courses."
  2. 1 2 Faculty, Warren County Technical School. Accessed March 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Warren County Vocational Technical School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Warren County Technical School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 18, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Warren County Technical School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
  6. 1 2 School overview, New Jersey Council of County Vocational–Technical Schools. Accessed January 21, 2013.
  7. "About Us". Warren County Technical School. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 10, 2012.
  9. Athletics, Warren County Technical School. Accessed August 14, 2017.