Atlantic County Vocational School District

Atlantic County Vocational School District
Address
5080 Atlantic Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
United States
Coordinates 39°26′31″N 74°41′28″W / 39.441835°N 74.691108°W / 39.441835; -74.691108Coordinates: 39°26′31″N 74°41′28″W / 39.441835°N 74.691108°W / 39.441835; -74.691108
District information
Grades Vocational
Superintendent Dr. Philip J. Guenther
Business administrator Lisa Mooney
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,398 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 119.0 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 11.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group NA
Website http://www.acitech.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Vocational
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,6635$18,891-11.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,359417,296-22.8%
2Classroom Instruction6,72129,045-25.7%
6Support Services1,37742,269-39.3%
8Administrative Cost1,49332,353-36.5%
10Operations & Maintenance3,160143,0144.8%
13Extracurricular Activities3229464-30.6%
16Median Teacher Salary48,404165,035
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Vocational districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=21

The Atlantic County Vocational School District is a comprehensive vocational public school district serving the vocational and training needs of high school students in ninth through twelfth grades and adults from Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Both of the district's schools are located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,398 students and 119.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[1]

Schools

Schools in the district are:[3]

  • Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school located on a 58-acre (230,000 m2) campus. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.[4] The school offers 30 different career programs. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the public high schools in the county. ACIT has articulation agreements with Atlantic Cape Community College, allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with Camden County College for students in the dental assistant program. (1,339 students in grades 9-12)
  • Atlantic County Alternative High School serves students from across the county who have not achieved in a traditional high school setting, offering an individualized program to help students develop academic and job preparation skills.[5] (59 students in grades 9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]

  • Dr. Philip J. Guenther, Superintendent
  • Lisa Mooney, Business Manager / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Atlantic County Vocational School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic County Vocational School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Principal's Message, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Atlantic County Alternative High School Mission Statement, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed November 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ School Board, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed November 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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