OCVTS Performing Arts Academy
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy or PAA for short is a specialized, public high school program which concentrates heavily on the fields of performing arts such as dance, vocal music, and theater, serving students from all of Ocean County, New Jersey. Located in Lakehurst, it is the sister high school of Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences, another full-time program that is also part of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School district. Because the school is a full-time program, students take both their performance major and academic courses at the school.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 192 students and 23.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.35:1. There were 5 students (2.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 2 (1.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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