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 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341458005098
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 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 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of New Jersey schools.

#4 of 5
public schools in Woodstown · Resource Index
48
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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Salem County Career and Technical High School held near 733 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 46.5 → 47.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 341458005098 · Woodstown, NJ High · MID · TRAD

754 enr · 16.4:1 · 19.8% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Arvada High School (754 students)

Salem County Career and Technical High School held near 733 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 46.5 → 47.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Salem County Career and Technical High School compares

Salem County Career and Technical High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$20,406
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting 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.

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

District finance for Salem County Vocational Technical School District reports $20,406 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 738 (2022-23) → 733 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

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 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. 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.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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