As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 1,756 students and 143.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[1]
Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) is a four-year countywide vocational public high school located on a 58-acre (230,000 m2) campus. The school was constructed in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 1994.[8] The school offers 30 different career programs. Shared-time students attend vocational programs at ACIT for part of the day, while receiving their academic instruction at one of the public high schools in the county. ACIT has articulation agreements with Atlantic Cape Community College, allowing students in certain programs to earn as many as 15 college credits for courses taken at ACIT. The school also has a similar partnership with Camden County College for students in the dental assistant program. (1,759 students in grades 9-12)
Atlantic County Alternative High School served students from across the county who had not achieved in a traditional high school setting, offering an individualized program to help students develop academic and job preparation skills.[10] With the sending districts reducing the number of students, the programs was ended by the district.[11]
The district's board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and six public members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the appointed to four-year terms of office by the Atlantic CountyBoard of County Commissioners, along with the county superintendent of schools, who serves on an ex officio basis. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[16][17][18][19]
^Atlantic County VTSS Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education for ages three through twenty-one in the Atlantic County Special Services School District and establishing and maintaining a vocational school in the County Vocational School District. Composition: The Atlantic County Vocational and Special Services School Districts are comprised of all the area within the County of Atlantic."
^Danzis, David. "Atlantic County Alternative High School may close", The Press of Atlantic City, February 27, 2020. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Guenther said the sending districts of Atlantic City, Pleasantville and Greater Egg Harbor Regional informed the vocational district’s business administrator they would not be sending as many students to the Alternative High School next year. As a result, Guenther said, the district may be unable to put together a program for next year."
^Administration, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.
^Atlantic County VTSS Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board member Number and Term, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed February 26, 2024. "The Board of Education shall consist of the Executive County Superintendent of Schools (ex officio) and six members who are appointed by the Atlantic County Executive with the advice and consent of the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Atlantic County Vocational School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 26, 2024. "The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Atlantic County Vocational School District is a Type I District located in the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey. As a Type I District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of six members appointed to four-year terms, appointed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the County Superintendent of Schools as an ex-officio member. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades 9-12 for both regular and vocational programs and operate the adult and continuing education programs."
^Board of Education, Atlantic County Vocational School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.