Hudson County Schools of Technology
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The Hudson County Schools of Technology offer career and vocational training for public high school and adult students in Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,351 students and 135.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...

 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9.

Awards and recognition

High Tech High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...

, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year.

Schools

Programs administered by the Hudson County Schools of Technology (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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) include:
  • County Prep High School
    County Prep High School
    County Prep High School is a full-time public high school, located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology....

    , located in Jersey City, New Jersey
    Jersey City, New Jersey
    Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...

     (694 students)
  • High Tech High School
    High Tech High School
    High Tech High School is a full-time magnet public high school, located in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology...

    , located in North Bergen, New Jersey
    North Bergen, New Jersey
    North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...

     (573)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Frank J. Gargiulo - Superintendent.
  • Nicholas Fargo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

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