McCorristin Charter School

McCorristin Charter School is one of the small all-grades campuss in Hamilton, New Jersey, overseen by McCorristin Charter School District, with 400 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 934 students each, so McCorristin Charter School sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, McCorristin Charter School answers to McCorristin Charter School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, McCorristin Charter School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 46% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 100.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at McCorristin Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Mercer County's rate of about 48%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mercer County) reports that median household earnings sit near $100,645, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mercer County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), McCorristin Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kuser Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, McCorristin Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the McCorristin Charter School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.