Sussex County Technical School

Not to be confused with Sussex Technical High School in Delaware.

Sussex County Technical School
Address
Map
105 North Church Road

Sparta
,
Sussex County
,
New Jersey
07871

United States
Coordinates41°05′49″N 74°39′11″W / 41.096887°N 74.653019°W / 41.096887; -74.653019
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"The Sussex County Technical School, a school of choice, in partnership with family, community, business, industry and institutions of higher learning, empowers secondary and adult students to become self-directed learners and active participants in their community by providing a competitive advantage to pursue ANY career opportunity."
Established1969
School districtSussex County Vocational School District
NCES School ID341593005416[1]
PrincipalGus Modla
Faculty60.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment679 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Green and
  gold[2]
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameMustangs[2]
PublicationQuill (literary magazine)[4]
NewspaperMustang Press[3]
Websitewww.sussextech.org

Sussex County Technical School is a county-wide technical public high school located in Sparta Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Sussex County Vocational School District. It is the home of the McNeice Auditorium and the Fighting Mustangs. The school's official colors are hunter green and gold. Gus Modla is the Superintendent and Principal.[5] There are 20 different trades to choose from; Building Trades, Business Management and Administration, Carpentry, Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Clerical Skills, Commercial Art, Commercial Baking, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Electrical, Electronics Technology, Engineering, Graphic Design (Graphic Communications), Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Horticulture/Landscape Design Technology, Performing Arts, Transportation Technology (Auto/Diesel), Vehicle Maintenance Technology and Welding.[6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 679 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 78 students (11.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The Technical School is the home of all nine of the Umptysquatch human-powered submarines and the teams of engineering students who built them.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Sussex County Technical School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Newspaper Overview, Sussex County Technical School. Accessed April 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Quill Club, Sussex County Technical School. Accessed April 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Administration, Sussex County Technical School. Accessed April 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Departments, Sussex County Technical School. Accessed October 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Human-powered submarines compete at 7th International Submarine Races", Cyber Diver News Network. Accessed November 5, 2007.