Our Students Hunterdon Learning Center students are: between the ages of 12 and 18 eligible for full time out-of-district special services currently enrolled from 36 school districts in 8 counties (Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren) members of a school population of approximately 80 students that is roughly 60 percent male and 40 percent female   Hunterdon Learning Center Students have: experienced significant social and academic difficulties in traditional school structures struggled to access and develop the cognitive ability to succeed at academic tasks developed maladaptive coping behaviors as a result of these obstacles an appreciation for and an interest in learning about pro-social values a rich variety of gifts and talents that may not have been fully developed in a traditional school setting   Hunterdon Learning Center students: do not display patterns of physically aggressive behavior do not display patterns of bullying or intimidating behavior do not display patterns of anti-social behavior Hunterdon Learning Center students benefit from: small class size and personal attention support, encouragement, accountability, and guidance activities which are fun, exciting, and educationally and socially rewarding