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Academy Of Voc Careers

Newark City · Essex County · High school
Last reported enrollment in 2009-10 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2009-10, it enrolled 247 students. That is 68 more than in 1998-99 (179) — the school had grown. It peaked at 280 in 2008-09.

students 075150225300 2471998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2009-10 was Black students — 80% then, 85% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 714%85%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanic

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2006-07 and 2009-10 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the 13th-largest shift among the district’s 14 high schools — smaller than 89% of Essex County high schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
White +0.8·Black −0.7

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2009-10, 99.6% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010099.6%81.8%76.7%1998200320082009
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district high schools, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →