hˈaɪ tˈɛk hˈaɪ skˈuːl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn baɪ ðə hˈʌdsən kˈaʊnti skˈuːlz ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt tə pɹəvˈaɪd hˈʌdsən kˈaʊnti ɹˈɛzᵻdənts wɪð ɐ kwˈɔlᵻɾi pˈʌblɪk ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn ɐ tɛknˈɑːlədʒibˈeɪst ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪð ɐ klˈæs ʌv θˈɜːɾi stˈuːdənts wɛn ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd.
High Tech High School was founded in 1991 by the Hudson County Schools of Technology school district to provide Hudson County residents with a quality public education in a technology-based environment, beginning with a class of 30 students when it opened.