MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center
PENNINGTON · NJ · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County · Public
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MERCER REGIONAL SCHOOL → Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School → JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY → Burlington Regional School → Ann Klein Forensic Center → MIDDLESEX CO JDC → NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON → NEW JERSEY TRAINING SCHOOL →How MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center compares for families
What families should know about MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: MERCER REGIONAL SCHOOL, Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School, JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +69.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 21 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER REGIONAL SCHOOL Trenton |
Public | 3.2 | 22 | — |
| Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School Trenton |
Public | 3.3 | 27 | — |
| JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY BORDENTOWN |
Public | 10.7 | 15 | — |
| Burlington Regional School MT HOLLY |
Public | 19.1 | 22 | — |
| Ann Klein Forensic Center WEST TRENTON |
Public | 3.3 | — | — |
| MIDDLESEX CO JDC NEW BRUNSWICK |
Public | 17.6 | 28 | — |
| NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON TRENTON |
Public | 5.5 | — | — |
| NEW JERSEY TRAINING SCHOOL JAMESBURG |
Public | 19.9 | 29 | — |