Mercer Elementary School

Public middle school, grades 2 to 8 · Hamilton, New Jersey

Mercer Elementary School in Hamilton, New Jersey enrolled 141 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 6.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

146 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 141 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at Mercer Elementary School by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1410501001502022-231462023-241452024-25141
Students enrolled at Mercer Elementary School by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1410501001502022-231462023-241452024-25141
Students enrolled at Mercer Elementary School by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1410501001502022-231462023-241452024-25141
Students enrolled at Mercer Elementary School by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1410501001502022-231462023-241452024-25141
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314625.05.8
2023-2414522.06.6
2024-2514122.06.4

6.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 6.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 6.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 6.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 6.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 6.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 6.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 6.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 6.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mercer Elementary School enrolled 150 students; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

44.0% of students were Black, 29.1% Hispanic, 14.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.0%
  2. Hispanic29.1%
  3. White14.9%
  4. Asian9.2%
  5. Two or more races2.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Mercer Elementary School

  1. Pond Road Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 1,022 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 966 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Mercer Elementary School with Pond Road Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mercer County Special Services School District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyMercer Elementary School is the number 429 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#429 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher6.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.6.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Mercer Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Mercer Elementary School?
    141 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hamilton, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mercer Elementary School?
    6.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mercer Elementary School a Title I school?
    Mercer Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Mercer Elementary School in?
    Mercer County Special Services School District, NCES district ID 3480200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 348020006119 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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