GARDEN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

The **Garden State Correctional Facility**, located on Highbridge Road in Yardville, New Jersey, is a medium-security institution operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. While the facility historically housed a younger population and focused on rehabilitation, its role and operational status have shifted over time as part of the state’s broader prison consolidation and reform efforts. The facility is situated within a larger correctional complex in Mercer County, which includes other state detention units.

It is important to note that the Garden State Correctional Facility is **not a school** in the traditional academic sense. While the New Jersey Department of Corrections provides educational programming—such as GED preparation, vocational training, and life-skills courses—to help inmates achieve rehabilitation and prepare for reentry into society, the institution serves primarily as a correctional complex. Any "schooling" occurring within its walls is strictly internal and tailored to the incarcerated population.

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School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Phone:	(609)298-6300
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
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Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
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NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

9th

10th

11th

12th