Enrollment
754
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Woodstown, NJ
Salem County Career and Technical High School
Federal NCES profile for Salem County Career and Technical High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341458005098
👥 S:T ratio 34
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 50
📋 Attendance 80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Salem County Career and Technical High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of New Jersey schools.
- #4 of 5
- public schools in Woodstown · Resource Index
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 16.4:1
- large classes for New Jersey
- 19.8%
- free-lunch eligible
Salem County Career and Technical High School has class sizes larger than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Salem County Career and Technical High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Woodstown, NJ.
School address
NCES ID 341458005098 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
46.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
+39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
19.8%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Salem County Career and Technical High School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Salem County Career and Technical High School
Salem County Career and Technical High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Woodstown, New Jersey, enrolling 754 students.
Class loads run heavy: 16.4:1 is larger than about 95% of New Jersey schools and 39% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 19.8% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 754 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 409 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #270.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 41/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 251 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Salem County Vocational Technical School District operates only this one school, so Salem County Career and Technical High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Salem County Career and Technical High School compares
Salem County Career and Technical High School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.4:1 | ▲ 39% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 19.8% | ▼ 33% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 754 | top 18% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
754
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
19.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 33% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher
- 39% above state mean
Top 95% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
8.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$23,828
per pupil, district-wide
- below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 251 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 75.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
African American 7.0%
Two or More 5.5%
Asian 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 75.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 40.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 40.6, Salem County Career and Technical High School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Salem County Vocational Technical School District, which includes Salem County Career and Technical High School.
$23,828
Per student
-5%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.5%
State 51.3%
Federal 17.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~754 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Salem County Career and Technical High School
How many students attend Salem County Career and Technical High School?
Salem County Career and Technical High School has 754 students enrolled. It is a high school in Woodstown, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem County Career and Technical High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Salem County Career and Technical High School is 16.4:1, which is 39% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Salem County Career and Technical High School?
19.8% of students at Salem County Career and Technical High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Salem County Career and Technical High School?
The largest demographic group at Salem County Career and Technical High School is White at 75.8% of enrollment, in Woodstown, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Salem County Career and Technical High School?
Salem County Career and Technical High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Salem County Career and Technical High School rank among public schools in Woodstown?
By Resource Investment Index, Salem County Career and Technical High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Woodstown, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Woodstown on the city page.
Is Salem County Career and Technical High School a good school?
Salem County Career and Technical High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Salem County Vocational Technical School District?
None reported; Salem County Vocational Technical School District operates only Salem County Career and Technical High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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