▁of ▁student ▁interest ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁academ ies ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Morris ▁County ▁V oc ational ▁School ▁District , ▁the ▁selection ▁process ▁is ▁thus ▁particularly ▁compet itive . ▁The ▁adm issions ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 ▁school ▁year ▁was ▁ 1 6 . 4 %. ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁work load ▁and ▁challenge ▁of ▁the ▁curr icul um , ▁no ▁Academy ▁class ▁has ▁graduated ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁twenty - six ▁members ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁originally ▁started . ▁The ▁first ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁example ▁began ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁students ▁but ▁only ▁graduated ▁ 1 2 . ▁The ▁second ▁f ared ▁slightly ▁better , ▁beginning ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁students ▁and ▁gradu ating ▁ 1 4 ▁students . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁lost ▁ 8 ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 ▁qu arters ▁of ▁their ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁another ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁and ▁another ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁their ▁senior , ▁year ▁leaving ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁second - small est ▁class ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁students . ▁Rec ent ▁classes ▁have ▁been ▁slowly ▁impro ving ; ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁graduated ▁ 1 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁class ▁graduated ▁ 2 1 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁class ▁is ▁on ▁track ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁all