Union County Career & Technical Institute

Scotch Plains · NJ · Union County Vocational-Technical School District · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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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%)

10.4%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<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

65%
admit rate
$17,929
in-state tuition/yr · $37,441 out-of-state
1270–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

See the full Rutgers University-New Brunswick profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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:

2025
94
2027
183
2029
356

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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

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