# Trenton Public Schools

The Trenton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 20 schools, had an enrollment of 14,500 students and 884.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The district was the sixth-largest in the state in 2022.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

## Awards and recognition

Washington Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

## Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

### Elementary schools

* Columbus Elementary School (371 students; in grades K-5)
* Franklin Elementary School (405; K-5)
* Grant Elementary School (571; PreK-5)
* Gregory Elementary School (567; K-5)
* Harrison Elementary School (221; PreK-5)
* P.J. Hill Elementary School (800; PreK-5)
* Mott Elementary School (426; K-5)
* Parker Elementary School (531; K-5)
* Robbins Elementary School (541; K-5)
* Washington Elementary School (409; K-5)
* Wilson Elementary School (498; PreK-5)

### Intermediate Schools Grades 4-6

* Joyce Kilmer Middle School
* Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School
* Hedgepeth-Williams Intermediate School
* Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School
* Battle Monument Intermediate School
* Clara Parker Intermediate School

### Middle schools Grades 7-8

* Grace A. Dunn Middle School (893; 6-8)
* Dr. MLK Jr. Middle School (893; 6-8)
* Arthur J. Holland Middle School (893; 6-8)

### High schools Grades 9-12

* Trenton’s Ninth Grade Academy (707; 9)
* Capital City High School (443; 9-12)
* Trenton Central High School (1,818; 10-12)

## Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
* James Earle, superintendent of schools
* Jayne S. Howard, business administrator and board secretary

## Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Trenton is one of 15 districts with appointed school boards. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.