The Mercer County Special Services School District (MCSSSD) is a

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headquartered in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County,

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, United States, 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. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 628 students and 103.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 6.05:1.District information for Mercer County Special Service

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. Accessed January 4, 2015. The superintendent for the district is also the superintendent for the

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018-19 enrollment data from the

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

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County

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. Accessed December 29, 2016. *Matthew C. Carey, superintendent *Kristen Taylor, assistant superintendent *Tammy Lascar, director of student services *Deborah Donnelly, business administrator and board secretary

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* {{Coord, 40.251317, -74.651528, display=title 1977 establishments in New Jersey School districts in Mercer County, New Jersey Special schools in the United States Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey School districts established in 1977