Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of Vocational districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=21
The Essex County Schools of Technology (formerly known as Essex County Vocational Technical Schools) is a regional publicschool district headquartered in Newark that offers occupational and academic instruction for publichigh school and adult students in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1914, the district is one of the state's largest and oldest vocational education system.[3]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 2,340 students and 181.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[1]
All high schools provide academic and occupational programs for ninth through twelfth grades, offering both full and shared time to both general education and special needs students.
It has been announced by ECVTS the opening of the newly constructed Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology in Newark, NJ will be in September 2018. The newly built school will serve as the home of current students from Bloomfield Tech and North 13th Street as ECVTS will close both sites.[4]
During the 2012-13 academic year, West Caldwell Tech High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of 17 schools in the state to receive the award that year.[6]
In 2015, both Bloomfield Tech and Newark Tech were recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence.[7][8]
^Giannantonio, Christina. "West Caldwell Tech is designated a Blue Ribbon school", The Star-Ledger, September 25, 2012. Accessed May 20, 2013. "This month West Caldwell Tech was named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only 17 schools in the state and 269 school nationwide to receive the designation."