Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Location
Information
Type	Charter public high school
NCES School ID	340001900269[1]
Principal	Brian McGuire
Faculty	43.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	370 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	8.6:1[1]
Color(s)	red   orange   yellow   green   Blue   purple
Nickname	CTECH

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.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 370 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1. There were 238 students (64.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (8.6% 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.