Mercer County Vocational School District
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The Mercer County Vocational School District is a countywide vocational public school district
, serving the entire high school-aged population of Mercer County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The district's programs are offered on a shared-time basis, whereby a student is enrolled in his/her home school for academic and other educational activities and then attends a technical school on a half-day basis.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 474 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.
for its "Culinary Arts Community Outreach" Career Education program at the Sypek Center Vocational School.
) are:
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, serving the entire high school-aged population of Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. The district's programs are offered on a shared-time basis, whereby a student is enrolled in his/her home school for academic and other educational activities and then attends a technical school on a half-day basis.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 474 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9.
Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
for its "Culinary Arts Community Outreach" Career Education program at the Sypek Center Vocational School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
- Assunpink Center in TrentonTrenton, New JerseyTrenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
(grades 9-12; 173 students) - Arthur R. Sypek Center in PenningtonPennington, New JerseyPennington is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,585.Pennington was established as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 31, 1890, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of...
(10-12; 240) - School of Performing Arts on the West WindsorWest Windsor Township, New Jersey-Demographics:As of Census 2010, West Windsor had a population of 27,165. The median age was 39.6. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 54.9% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 37.7% Asian, 1.0% some other race and 2.6% reporting two or more races...
campus of Mercer County Community CollegeMercer County Community CollegeMercer County Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue...
(10-12; 61)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Kimberly Schneider, Superintendent
- Nancy Swirsky, Business Administrator
External links
- Mercer County Technical Schools
- Data for the Mercer County Technical Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...