High Tech High School
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| 2000 85th Street North Bergen, NJ 07047 |
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| Type | Magnet public high school |
| Established | 1991 |
| Principal | Joseph Giammarella |
| Faculty | 70.9 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 835 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.8:1 |
| Color(s) | Teal and Purple |
| Team name | Lasercats |
| Website | School website |
High Tech High School is a full-time magnet public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology. Since its establishment in 1991, High Tech High School has been named a Top Ten High School, a Governor's School of Excellence, a New Jersey Star School (twice) and has been cited by New Jersey Monthly magazine as one of the state's great public high schools. The school is noted for success in the sciences and in the performing arts (winning several awards in both fields).
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 835 students and 70.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. There were 258 students (30.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 102 (12.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards received by High Tech High School include:
High Tech High School was founded in 1991 by the Hudson County Schools of Technology school district to provide Hudson County residents with a quality public education in a technology based environment. The high school has grown from 30 students in 1991 to 480 students in present school year. High Tech has been able to maintain a student to faculty ratio of 12 to 1. Hudson County is the smallest of New Jersey's 21 counties. Highly urbanized and densely populated, the 2000 census ranked this area as fourth in the nation on the ethnicity index. As a regional magnet school, High Tech draws on its diverse student population from the 12 towns and cities within the county. The average expenditure per student is $14,760 and is derived from federal, state, and county aid. High Tech High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education. 43% of the student body is Hispanic, 32% is Caucasian, 16% is Asian/Pacific Islander, and 9% is African American.
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