Among the leading educational facilities in Mercer County are Princeton University, The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College), Rider University, Mercer County Community College and Thomas Edison State University. These institutions and several of the larger public districts offer extensive opportunities for adult and continuing education. Preparatory schools include the nationally renown Lawrenceville School, The Hun School of Princeton, the Pennington School and The Peddie School in Hightstown. Most districts are now offering a full-day kindergarten, a major benefit to working families.

Public Schools

• East Windsor Regional District
• Ewing Township School District
• Hamilton Township School District
• Hopewell Valley Regional School District
• Lawrence Township School District
• Mercer County Vocational/Technical Schools
• Mercer County Special Services School District
• Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf
• Princeton Regional School District
• Robbinsville Public School District
• Trenton School District
• West Windsor - Plainsboro School District

College In the Area

• Mercer County Community College
  • The Center for Continuing Studies
• Princeton Theological Seminary
• Princeton University
• Rider University
• Rutgers University
• The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College)
• Thomas Edison State University
• Westminster Choir College

Private and Parochial Schools

• American Boychoir
• Bridge Academy of New Jersey
• The Cambridge School
• Chapin School
• Diocese of Trenton Catholic Schools
• The Hun School
• The Laurel School
• The Lawrenceville School
• Lewis School
• Newgrange
• Notre Dame Catholic High School
• The Peddie School
• The Pennington School
• Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart
• Princeton Child Development Institute
• Princeton Day School
• Princeton Friends School
• Princeton Junior School
• Princeton French School
• Princeton Lyceum
• Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
• St.Paul's Cathedral School
• Titusville Academy
• Trenton Catholic Academy
• Villa Victoria Academy
• Waldorf School of Princeton
• The Wilberforce School
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