Hamilton Township School District

Public Grades PK–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Hamilton.

At a glance

2,860Students enrolled

3Schools

$23,776Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Hamilton

Grades PK–K

Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School602 students · Mays LandingThis district

Grades 1–5

George L. Hess Educational Complex1,315 students · Mays LandingThis district

Grades 6–8

William Davies Middle School943 students · Mays LandingThis district

Grades 9–12

Oakcrest High School949 students · Mays LandingGreater Egg Harbor Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency9%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate 91% at Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,776

per student each year · 16% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)32%

State60%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,857’20

2,870’21

2,875’22

2,853’23

2,860’24

Students

White · 34%970

Hispanic · 28%815

Black · 25%711

Two or more races · 8%236

Asian · 4%115

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools3 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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George L. Hess Educational ComplexElementary · Grades 1–5 · 1,315 students · Mays Landing

C-Public 📚

Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 602 students · Mays Landing

D-Public 📚

William Davies Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 943 students · Mays Landing

CPublic

Where students go next · Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District

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Oakcrest High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 949 students · Mays Landing

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Buena Regional School DistrictBuena Vista · $27,955 per student

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Egg Harbor Township School DistrictEgg Harbor · $26,961 per student

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Estell Manor City School DistrictEstell Manor · $24,446 per student

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Galloway Township School DistrictGalloway · $26,749 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.