Mercer County Special Services School District

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Coordinates40°15′05″N 74°39′06″W / 40.251317°N 74.651528°W / 40.251317; -74.651528
GradesSpecial svcs.
SuperintendentMatthew C Carey,
Business administratorDeborah Donnelly
Mercer County Special Services District
Address
1020 Old Trenton Road
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08690
Coordinates40°15′05″N 74°39′06″W / 40.251317°N 74.651528°W / 40.251317; -74.651528
District information
GradesSpecial svcs.
SuperintendentMatthew C Carey,
Business administratorDeborah Donnelly
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment126 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty75.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio1.7:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.mcsssd.info
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
Special svcs.
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$68,0407$18,891260.2%
1Budgetary Cost60,689757,2526.0%
2Classroom Instruction35,102632,8616.8%
6Support Services14,627711,94522.5%
8Administrative Cost5,75255,7250.5%
10Operations & Maintenance5,13446,215−17.4%
16Median Teacher Salary84,245777,183
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special svcs. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

The Mercer County Special Services School District (MCSSSD) is a special education public school district headquartered in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, whose schools offer educational and therapeutic services for students of elementary and high school age from across the county who have emotional of physical disabilities that cannot be addressed by their sending districts. The district was created in November 1977.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 126 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 1.7:1.[1]

The superintendent for the district is also the superintendent for the Mercer County Technical Schools.

Schools in the district (with 2018-19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

  • Joseph F. Cappello School[7] (96; PreK-6)
    • Clara Bigos, principal
  • Mercer Elementary School[8] (191; 3-8)
    • Carline Mirthil, principal
High school
  • Mercer High School[9] (271; 9-12)
    • Brian Kozakowski, principal
  • New Jersey Regional Day School at Hamilton[10] (1; 9-12)
    • Brian Kozakowski, principal

Administration

References

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