Union County Career & Technical Institute
Scotch Plains · NJ · Union County Vocational-Technical School District · Public
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Pinnacle Academy High School → Hillcrest Academy-North → Hillcrest Academy-South → Piscataway Regional Day School → Future Foundations Academy (FFA) → The Queen City Academy Charter School → Union County TEAMS Charter School → Lamberts Mill Academy →📋 At a glance
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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: Pinnacle Academy High School, Hillcrest Academy-North, Hillcrest Academy-South 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.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +39.7%/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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Academy High School PLAINFIELD |
Public | 3.0 | 67 | +11.7% |
| Hillcrest Academy-North SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 2.7 | 74 | -1.3% |
| Hillcrest Academy-South WESTFIELD |
Public | 1.7 | 87 | +16.0% |
| Piscataway Regional Day School PISCATAWAY |
Public | 6.8 | 76 | — |
| Future Foundations Academy (FFA) Piscataway |
Public | 6.8 | 76 | — |
| The Queen City Academy Charter School PLAINFIELD |
Public · charter | 3.9 | 94 | — |
| Union County TEAMS Charter School PLAINFIELD |
Public · charter | 3.6 | 99 | -34.0% |
| Lamberts Mill Academy WESTFIELD |
Public | 1.7 | 38 | — |