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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.
| Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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115 Amesbury Line Road , Massachusetts 01830 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary/Technical Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1972 |
| Principal | Chris Laganas |
| 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)[4] |
| Website | www |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 573 | 37.06% |
| Male | 973 | 62.94% |
| Non-binary | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 1,546 | 100% |
| Grade | Pupils Enrolled | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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[7]
References
edit- ^ "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 - 2017-18 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "School and District Profiles". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
- ^ "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.