Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts

chARTer~Tech High School for the Performing Arts
413 New Road
Somers Point, NJ 08205
District information
Grades Charter
Superintendent Arthur Tubbs, School Lead
Business administrator Dr. Ann Garcia
Schools 1
Students and staff
Enrollment 314 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty 31.0 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 10.13
Other information
Website http://www.chartertech.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
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
chARTer~Tech High School for the Performing Arts
Information
Type Charter public high school
Principal Arthur Tubbs
Vice Principals Brian McGuire
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Blue, White and Gold             
Website School website

chARTer~Tech 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.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 314 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.13:1. There were 136 students (43.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (8.9% 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 Charter-Tech 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]

References

  1. 1 2 School Data for Charter~Tech High School For The Performing Arts, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 24, 2015.
  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, Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed June 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 16, 2013.

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Coordinates: 39°19′38″N 74°35′53″W / 39.327295°N 74.59792°W / 39.327295; -74.59792

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