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John E. Dwyer Technology Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
123 Pearl St
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Phone
(908) 436-6565
District
Elizabeth Public Schools
County
UNION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1443
Classroom Teachers
99

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
44%
16%
50%
1%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 386 26.7%
Grade 10 384 26.6%
Grade 11 281 19.5%
Grade 12 302 20.9%
Total 1443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.4% 7.0% 40.1%
Black 17.4% 15.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 76.9% 75.5% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.1% 79.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 68.2% 67.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.9% 12.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,665 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,012.9 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.4% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,488 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 17.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.3% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.1% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.1% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,602 $356,213,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,507 $70,873,000 11.2%
Staff $531 $15,015,000 2.4%
General Administration $253 $7,160,000 1.1%
School Administration $835 $23,611,000 3.7%
Operation $2,626 $74,229,000 11.7%
Transportation $264 $7,467,000 1.2%
Other $717 $20,253,000 3.2%
Total Support $7,734 $218,608,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,082 $58,840,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $22,418 $633,661,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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