Union County Career & Technical Institute
Scotch Plains · NJ · Union County Vocational-Technical School District · Public
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- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Union County Career & Technical Institute compares for families
What families should know about Union County Career & Technical Institute.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Union County Magnet High School, Academy For Allied Health Sciences, Academy For Performing Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +44.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 67 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Magnet High School SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.0 | 297 | -3.6% |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.0 | 308 | -0.3% |
| Academy For Performing Arts SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.0 | 242 | +3.4% |
| Union County Tech SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.0 | 502 | -2.3% |
| Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.0 | 307 | +7.0% |
| Union Catholic Regional High School Scotch Plains |
Private | 0.6 | 588 | -27.0% |
| UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL Scotch Plains |
Public | 0.7 | 7 | — |
| Newmark High School Scotch Plains |
Private | 1.1 | 68 | -5.6% |