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Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Address
Map
115 Amesbury Line Road

Haverhill
,
Massachusetts
01830

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary/Technical
Open enrollment[1]
Established1972
PrincipalChris Laganas
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,249 (2020–2021)[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon & Gold   
Athletics conferenceCommonwealth Athletic Conference
MascotWildcat
Budget$23,767,184 total
$18,220 per pupil
(2016)[4]
Websitewww.whittiertech.org

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

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

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2018-2019)[6]
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.

Enrollment by gender (2018-2019)[6]
Gender Enrolled pupils Percentage
Female 573 37.06%
Male 973 62.94%
Non-binary 0 0%
Total 1,546 100%
Enrollment by Grade[6]
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

  1. ^ "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "School and District profiles". Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - 2017-18 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  5. ^ "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Whittier Regional Vocational (08850605)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "School and District Profiles". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  7. ^ "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.

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