Billingsport Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Paulsboro, New Jersey

Billingsport Elementary School in Paulsboro, New Jersey enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

310 students in 2022-23, 324 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 29.2.

Students enrolled at Billingsport Elementary School by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233102023-243242024-25296
Students enrolled at Billingsport Elementary School by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233102023-243242024-25296
Students enrolled at Billingsport Elementary School by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233102023-243242024-25296
Students enrolled at Billingsport Elementary School by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233102023-243242024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331029.210.6
2023-2432428.211.5
2024-2529629.210.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.1; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.1; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.1; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.1; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 103 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Billingsport Elementary School enrolled 310 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 103 of the 310 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.5% of students were Black, 31.1% Hispanic, 19.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.5%
  2. Hispanic31.1%
  3. White19.3%
  4. Two or more races11.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Paulsboro

2 public elementary schools in Paulsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Billingsport Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Loudenslager Elementary School33010.474.5%
Billingsport Elementary School29610.171.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Billingsport Elementary School

  1. Loudenslager Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 330 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Broad Street Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 290 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Billingsport Elementary School with Loudenslager Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Paulsboro Public Schools spends per student$27,186 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,186
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyBillingsport Elementary School is the number 1,096 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,096 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Billingsport Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Billingsport Elementary School?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 310 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Paulsboro, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Billingsport Elementary School?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Billingsport Elementary School a Title I school?
    Billingsport Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Billingsport Elementary School in?
    Paulsboro Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341272002610 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22