Atlantic County Vocational School District

Public school district · Atlantic County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400990

Atlantic County Vocational School District spent $21,957 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its one school enrolled 1,852 students in 2024-25; 57.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,920 per student, up 13.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Atlantic County Vocational in enrollment (1,694 to 1,786 students) and Atlantic County Vocational itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Atlantic County Vocational, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Pittsgrove Township $23,206; Palisades Park $23,200; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Manville $22,090; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High S…$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High S…$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Pittsgrove Township$23,206Palisades Park$23,200Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Manville$22,090Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Atlantic County Vocational, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Pittsgrove Township $23,206; Palisades Park $23,200; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Manville $22,090; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School…$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Pittsgrove Township$23,206Palisades Park$23,200Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Manville$22,090Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Atlantic County Vocational, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Pittsgrove Township $23,206; Palisades Park $23,200; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Manville $22,090; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School Dist$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Pittsgrove Township$23,206Palisades Park$23,200Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Manville$22,090Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Atlantic County Vocational, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Pittsgrove Township $23,206; Palisades Park $23,200; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Manville $22,090; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School Dist$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Pittsgrove Township$23,206Palisades Park$23,200Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Manville$22,090Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$45,747,000 in revenue: 57.4% state, 34.5% local and 8.1% federal. Total spending including $1,577,000 of capital outlay was $40,658,000, or $23,154 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Atlantic County Vocational School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,243,000; Local $15,788,000; Federal $3,716,000; total $45,747,000.
  • State$26,243,000 57%
  • Local$15,788,000 35%
  • Federal$3,716,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,759 students in 2022-23, 1,805 students in 2023-24, 1,852 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Atlantic County Vocational School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,759, 2023-24: 1,805, 2024-25: 1,85205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7592023-241,8052024-251,852
Atlantic County Vocational School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,759, 2023-24: 1,805, 2024-25: 1,85205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7592023-241,8052024-251,852
Atlantic County Vocational School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,759, 2023-24: 1,805, 2024-25: 1,85205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7592023-241,8052024-251,852
Atlantic County Vocational School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,759, 2023-24: 1,805, 2024-25: 1,85205001k1.5k2k2022-231,7592023-241,8052024-251,852

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,759143.512.3
2023-241,805149.512.1
2024-251,852150.312.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Atlantic County Vocational School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 32% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts48%48.6%
Math32%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 395 students in Atlantic County Vocational School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate97%90.5%
Students in the class395106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 1,852 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Atlantic County Institute of Technology1,85212.351.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Atlantic County Vocational School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Atlantic County Vocational School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentAtlantic County Vocational School District ranks 268 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,957).#268 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyAtlantic County Vocational School District is the number 225 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,756 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#225 of 672
  3. Somerset Hills School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 1,761 students in fall 2022, $27,534 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,534
  4. Hasbrouck Heights School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,744 students in fall 2022, $23,846 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,846
  5. Compare Atlantic County Vocational School District with Somerset Hills School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Atlantic County Institute of Technology, its largest high school1,852 students in 2024-25, 12.3 per teacher.1,852
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Atlantic County Vocational School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Atlantic County Vocational School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,852 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Atlantic County Vocational School District spend per student?
    $21,957 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,920 per student, up 13.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Atlantic County Vocational School District's money come from?
    $45,747,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.4% state, 34.5% local and 8.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Atlantic County Vocational School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Atlantic County Vocational School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 32% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Atlantic County Vocational School District?
    97% of the 395 students in Atlantic County Vocational School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Atlantic County Vocational School District's NCES district ID?
    3400990. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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