Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center

As a low-enrollment elementary school in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center educates 256 students from grades pre-K through 2, operated by Berkeley Heights School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center sits 37% below that benchmark.

Berkeley Heights School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,340 students; Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Union County's rate of about 52%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Union County put the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Columbia Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center has contracted 22%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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