Hudson County Schools of Technology

The Hudson County Schools of Technology is a public school district based in North Bergen that offers career and vocational education for public middle school and high school students in sixth through twelfth grades, and for adult students throughout Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Hudson County Schools of Technology
Address
8511 Tonnelle Avenue North Bergen , Hudson County, New Jersey, 07047 United States
Coordinates	40.809848°N 74.014074°W / 40.809848; -74.014074
District information
Grades	Vocational
Superintendent	Amy Lin-Rodriguez
Business administrator	Nicholas Fargo
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,468 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	210.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.7:1[1]
Other information
Website	www.hcstonline.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Vocational average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $23,126 11 $18,891 22.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,890 8 17,296 −8.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,413 5 9,045 −18.0% 6 Support Services 2,304 14 2,269 1.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,976 8 2,353 −16.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,472 6 3,014 −18.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 230 7 464 −50.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 61,630 12 65,035 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of Vocational districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=21

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,468 students and 210.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.^[1]

Awards and recognition

In September 2013, High Tech High School was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program,^[3] an award described by the superintendent of the Bergen County Technical Schools as the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system".^[4] Education Secretary Arne Duncan described these schools as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".^{[citation needed]}

County Prep High School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.^[5][6]

High Tech High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994–95 school year.^[7]

Schools

North Bergen campus

Programs administered by the Hudson County Schools of Technology (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) include:^[9][10]

Middle school

• Explore Middle School^[11] located in Jersey City (148 students; grades 6–8)

High schools

• County Prep High School^[12] located in Jersey City (945 students; grades 9–12)
• High Tech High School^[13] located in Secaucus, New Jersey (1,171 students; grades 9–12)
• Academy of Technology Design^[14] located in Jersey City (173 students; in grades 9-12)
  • Barbara Mendolla, principal
• Bayonne Academy located in North Bergen (NA; grades 9-12)
• KAS Prep - Knowledge Advanced Skills^[15] in Secaucus (31 students; grades 9-12)
  • Joseph Giammarella, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][17]

• Amy Lin-Rodriguez, superintendent^[18]
• Nicholas Fargo, business administrator and board secretary^[19]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for appointment each year. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[20][21][22]