Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools

Listed by NCES as Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District (district ID 3415060)

Public school district · Somerset County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3415060

Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools spent $63,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 332 students in 2024-25; 59.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $61,883 per student, down 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools in enrollment (311 to 334 students) and Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Spring Lake Heights $26,408; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; Deerfield Township $24,784; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.020k40k60k80kSomerset County Vocational & T…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter Sch…$29,442Lawnside$26,904Spring Lake Heights$26,408Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077Deerfield Township$24,784Burch Charter School of Excell…$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter Sch…$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Spring Lake Heights $26,408; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; Deerfield Township $24,784; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.020k40k60k80kSomerset County Vocational & Techni…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Spring Lake Heights$26,408Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077Deerfield Township$24,784Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Spring Lake Heights $26,408; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; Deerfield Township $24,784; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.040k80kSomerset County Vocational & Technical Scho…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Spring Lake Heights$26,408Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077Deerfield Township$24,784Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Spring Lake Heights $26,408; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; Deerfield Township $24,784; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.040k80kSomerset County Vocational & Technical…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Spring Lake Heights$26,408Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077Deerfield Township$24,784Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$36,488,000 in revenue: 59.8% state, 38.7% local and 1.5% federal. Total spending including $501,000 of capital outlay was $20,996,000, or $65,205 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $21,817,000; Local $14,115,000; Federal $556,000; total $36,488,000.
  • State$21,817,000 60%
  • Local$14,115,000 39%
  • Federal$556,000 2%

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 320 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

343 students in 2022-23, 353 students in 2023-24, 332 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 353, 2024-25: 33201002003004002022-233432023-243532024-25332
Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 353, 2024-25: 33201002003004002022-233432023-243532024-25332
Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 353, 2024-25: 33201002003004002022-233432023-243532024-25332
Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 353, 2024-25: 33201002003004002022-233432023-243532024-25332

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334359.45.8
2023-2435357.46.1
2024-2533258.45.7

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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 40-49% 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 arts60-69%48.6%
Math40-49%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

95% or more of the 85 students in Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools' 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 rate95% or more90.5%
Students in the class85106,157

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, 332 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School3325.716.0%Targeted 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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools

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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentSomerset County Vocational & Technical Schools ranks 2 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($63,559).#2 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseySomerset County Vocational & Technical Schools is the number 542 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 322 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#542 of 672
  3. Hampton Township School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 323 students in fall 2022, $26,180 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,180
  4. Deerfield Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 319 students in fall 2022, $24,784 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,784
  5. Compare Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools with Hampton Township School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Somerset County Vocational Technical High School, its largest high school332 students in 2024-25, 5.7 per teacher.332
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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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 332 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools spend per student?
    $63,559 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $25,869 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $61,883 per student, down 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools' money come from?
    $36,488,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.8% state, 38.7% local and 1.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 40-49% 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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools?
    95% or more of the 85 students in Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools' 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 Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools' NCES district ID?
    3415060. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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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