Hamilton Township Public Schools
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The Hamilton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district
, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hamilton Township
, in Mercer County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 23 schools had an enrollment of 13,008 students and 713.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools
Other Schools
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hamilton Township is a Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 88,464...
, in Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 23 schools had an enrollment of 13,008 students and 713.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
The district consists of seventeen K-5 elementary schools, three middle schools serving grades 6-8, and three high schools serving grades 9-12. Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary schools
- Alexander Elementary School (392 students)
- Greenwood Elementary School (231)
- Kisthardt Elementary School (236)
- Klockner Elementary School (269)
- Kuser Elementary School (327)
- Lalor Elementary School (258)
- Langtree Elementary School (390)
- McGalliard Elementary School (289)
- Mercerville Elementary School (393)
- Morgan Elementary School (406)
- Robinson Elementary School (430)
- Sayen Elementary School (289)
- Sunnybrae Elementary School (353)
- University Heights Elementary School (400)
- Wilson Elementary School (389)
- Yardville Elementary School (338)
- Yardville Heights Elementary School (276)
Middle schools
- Crockett Middle School (922)
- Grice Middle School (932)
- Reynolds Middle School (1,148)
High schools
- Steinert High SchoolSteinert High SchoolSteinert High School is a four- year comprehensive public high school, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...
(East; 2,167) - Nottingham High SchoolNottingham High School (New Jersey)Nottingham High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 9-12 located in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hamilton Township School District.As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,387...
(North; 1,431) - Hamilton High SchoolHamilton High School (New Jersey)Hamilton High School is a four-year comprehensive public highschool located in Hamilton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hamilton Township School District....
(West; 1,611)
Other Schools
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. James M. Sheerin, Interim Superintendent
- Carol Chiacchio, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Hamilton Township Public Schools
- Data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...