Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is a public charter high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades in Somers Point, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, 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.

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Address
413 New Road Somers Point , Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08205 United States
Coordinates	39.327295°N 74.59792°W / 39.327295; -74.59792
District information
Grades	Charter
Established	1999
Superintendent	Brian McGuire
Business administrator	Jill Carson
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	327 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	42.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	7.8:1[1]
Other information
Website	www.chartertech.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Charter average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,223 39 $18,047 −10.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,265 66 13,238 15.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,036 39 7,328 −4.0% 6 Support Services 1,950 56 1,661 17.4% 8 Administrative Cost 2,512 47 2,563 −2.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 3,767 76 1,661 126.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 49,861 35 50,669 Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Information
Type	Charter public high school
NCES School ID	340001900269[1]
Principal	Brian McGuire
Faculty	42.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	327 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	7.8:1[1]
Color(s)	red   orange   yellow   green   Blue   purple
Nickname	CTECH

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 327 students and 42.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.8:1. There were 194 students (59.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 36 (11.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

History

The school opened in 1999 under a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.^[3]

The Somers Point Planning Board approved a proposal in April 2010 that had been submitted by the school under which the school 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 Chartertech to accommodate as many as 400 students.^[4] Although being a performing arts high school, it took over 24 years to build a proper stage.

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".^[5]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[6][7]

• Brian McGuire, lead person/principal, dean of students, director of special education
• Jill Carson, business administrator and board secretary

Additional members include two vice principals.