Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Public secondary/technical school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School | |
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Address | |
115 Amesbury Line Road
,
Massachusetts
01830
United States
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Information | |
Type |
Public
secondary
/
Technical
Open enrollment [1] |
Established | 1972 |
Principal | Chris Lasagna |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,249 (2020–2021) [2] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon & Gold |
Athletics conference | Commonwealth Athletic Conference |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Budget |
$23,767,184 total
$18,220 per pupil (2016) [3] |
Website |
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Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School , also known as “Whittier Tech” and/or “Big Whittier,” was founded in 1972. Located in the city of Haverhill, MA, United States, the school currently serves about 1400 students, with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. It serves many surrounding cities and towns primarily in the northern section of Essex County , accepting students from Haverhill , Newburyport , Newbury , West Newbury , Rowley , Amesbury , Merrimac , Georgetown , Groveland , Ipswich and Salisbury . The school was named in honor of local resident, Quaker poet, and slavery abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier . Alongside this school, there is also a middle school called “J. G. Whittier Middle School” located in Haverhill also named after the poet.
Demographics [4]
According to
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
annual statistics, for the 2018-2019 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School are as follows:
Total number of enrolled students:
1,546
Total number of
full-time equivalent
educators:
113.2
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is
13.7:1
Race | Enrolled Pupils* | % of District |
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African American | 36 | 2.3% |
Asian | 15 | 1% |
Hispanic | 323 | 20.9% |
Native American | 5 | 0.3% |
White | 1,112 | 71.9% |
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0 | 0% |
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic | 54 | 3.5% |
Total | 1,546 | 100% |
* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.
Gender | Enrolled pupils | Percentage |
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Female | 573 | 37.06% |
Male | 973 | 62.94% |
Non-binary | 0 | 0% |
Total | 1,546 | 100% |
Grade | Pupils Enrolled | Percentage |
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9 | 320 | 20.7% |
10 | 284 | 18.37% |
11 | 324 | 20.96% |
12 | 318 | 20.57% |
SP* | 0 | 0% |
Total | 1,546 | 100% |
* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12 [6]
References
- ↑ "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF) . Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education . Retrieved March 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "School and District profiles" . Retrieved March 21, 2022 .
- ↑ "Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report" . profiles.doe.mass.edu .
- ↑ "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Whittier Regional Vocational (08850605)" . profiles.doe.mass.edu . Retrieved 17 October 2019 .
- 1 2 3 "School and District Profiles" . profiles.doe.mass.edu .
- ↑ "Profiles Help-About the Data" . www.profiles.doe.mass.edu . Retrieved 2019-09-26 .
External links
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