Mercer Regional School
Trenton · NJ · OFFICE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · Public · K-12 combined
📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mercer Regional School compares for families
What families should know about Mercer Regional School.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center, Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School, Burlington Regional School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center PENNINGTON |
Public | 3.2 | 21 | — |
| Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School Trenton |
Public | 0.8 | 27 | — |
| Burlington Regional School MT HOLLY |
Public | 16.2 | 22 | — |
| JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY BORDENTOWN |
Public | 8.7 | 15 | — |
| Ann Klein Forensic Center WEST TRENTON |
Public | 0.1 | — | — |
| NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON TRENTON |
Public | 3.5 | — | — |
| MIDDLESEX CO JDC NEW BRUNSWICK |
Public | 20.6 | 28 | — |
| GARDEN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY YARDVILLE |
Public | 8.9 | 52 | — |