Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is a public charter high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades in Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, that focuses on education in the performing arts. The school operates independently of the local school district under a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Address
413 New Road
Somers Point
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08205
United States
Coordinates39.327295°N 74.59792°W / 39.327295; -74.59792
District information
GradesCharter
SuperintendentDr. Brian McGuire, School Lead
Business administratorJill Carson
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment366 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty39.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.4:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.chartertech.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		Charter
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,22339$18,047−10.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,2656613,23815.3%
2Classroom Instruction7,036397,328−4.0%
6Support Services1,950561,66117.4%
8Administrative Cost2,512472,563−2.0%
10Operations & Maintenance3,767761,661126.8%
16Median Teacher Salary49,8613550,669
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Location
Information
TypeCharter public high school
NCES School ID3400019[1]
PrincipalDr. Brian McGuire
Vice principalBrian McGuire
Faculty39.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment366 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.4:1[1]
Color(s)  Blue
  White and
  Gold

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 366 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1. There were 241 students (65.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 35 (9.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The Somers Point Planning Board approved a proposal in April 2010 that had been submitted by the school under which it would spend $4 million to construct additional classrooms and a gymnasium to be completed before the conclusion of the 2011-12 school year that would allow Chartertech to accommodate as many as 400 students.[3]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 179th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".[4]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[5][6]

  • Dr. Brian McGuire, Lead Person/Principal, Dean of Students, Director of Special Education
  • Jill Carson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Jennifer Kaplan, Vice Principal
  • Erin Brown, Vice Principal

References
  1. School data for Chartertech High School For The Performing Arts, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Harper, Derek. "Charter Tech High School expansion gets Somers Point Zoning Board approval", The Press of Atlantic City, April 21, 2010. Accessed January 31, 2011.
  4. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  5. Administration, Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed November 20, 2016.
  6. New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 13, 2016.
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