The Middlesex County Magnet Schools, formerly known as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, is a public school district that provides a network of high schools serving the vocational and technical education needs of students in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district was the first county vocational school system in the United States.[4] The district serves high school, adult, and special needs students.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 2,144 students and 170.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[1]
The high school campuses in the district are located in East Brunswick, Edison, Perth Amboy, Piscataway and Woodbridge Township.
Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[5][6]
Perth Amboy Technical High School was recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2012, one of 17 schools in New Jersey to be honored that year.[7][8]
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12]
A description of each career major can be found on the MCMS website.
Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]
The board of education is comprised of the county superintendent of schools and four members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. 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.[20][21][22]