Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Explained

Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Streetaddress:115 Amesbury Line Road
State:Massachusetts
Zipcode:01830
Country:United States
Type:Public secondary/Technical
Open enrollment[1]
Established:1972
Principal:Chris Laganas
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:1,249 (2020–2021)[2]
Colors:Maroon & Gold
Mascot:Wildcat
Sat:523 verbal
505 math
1028 total (2017–2018)[3]
Budget:$23,767,184 total
$18,220 per pupil
(2016)[4]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: School Choice Receiving District Status. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. March 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: School and District profiles. March 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - 2017-18 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report. profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  4. Web site: Massachusetts Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education - Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report. profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  5. Web site: Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Whittier Regional Vocational (08850605) . profiles.doe.mass.edu . 17 October 2019.