Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School

Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Address
Map
115 Amesbury Line Road

,
Massachusetts
01830

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary/Technical
Open enrollment[1]
Established1972
PrincipalChris Laganas
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,249 (2020–2021)[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon & Gold   
Athletics conferenceCommonwealth Athletic Conference
MascotWildcat
Budget$23,767,184 total
$18,220 per pupil
(2016)[4]
Websitewww.whittiertech.org

Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, also known as “Whittier Tech” and/or “Big Whittier,” was founded in 1972. Located in the city of Haverhill, MA, United States, the school currently serves about 1400 students, with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. It serves many surrounding cities and towns primarily in the northern section of Essex County, accepting students from Haverhill, Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Rowley, Amesbury, Merrimac, Georgetown, Groveland, Ipswich and Salisbury. The school was named in honor of local resident, Quaker poet, and slavery abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. Alongside this school, there is also a middle school called “J. G. Whittier Middle School” located in Haverhill also named after the poet.

  1. ^ "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "School and District profiles". Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - 2017-18 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report". profiles.doe.mass.edu.