Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Palisades Park, New Jersey
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center in Palisades Park, New Jersey enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 6.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
242 students in 2022-23, 261 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 40.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 242 | 36.0 | 6.7 |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 41.5 | 6.3 |
| 2024-25 | 277 | 40.5 | 6.8 |
6.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center enrolled 180 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.4% of students were Hispanic, 20.2% Asian, 7.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic70.4%
- Asian20.2%
- White7.9%
- Black0.7%
- Two or more races0.7%
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 Palisades Park
2 public elementary schools in Palisades Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Elementary School | 762 | 12.0 | 71.8% |
| Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center | 277 | 6.8 | 59.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 762 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 517 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center with Lindbergh Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palisades Park School District spends per student$23,200 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,200
- The largest public schools in New JerseyCharles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is the number 1,172 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,172 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher6.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.6.8:1
- 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 Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center
How many students attend Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center?
277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 242 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palisades Park, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center?
6.8 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.Is Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center a Title I school?
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center in?
Palisades Park School District, NCES district ID 3412360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341236000789 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.