Other / mixed grade configuration · Port Norris, NJ

Commercial Township School

Federal NCES profile for Commercial Township School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340348001810
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Commercial Township School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of New Jersey schools.

33
Resource Index · Typical
12.9:1
large classes for New Jersey
56.0%
free-lunch eligible
505
students enrolled

Commercial Township School has class sizes larger than 74% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+12 students YoY

Commercial Township School held near 482 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 39.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+12 students YoY 340348001810 · Port Norris, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

505 enr · 12.9:1 · 56.0% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: Desert Willow Elementary School (505 students)

Commercial Township School held near 482 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount). Teacher FTE added 39.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Commercial Township School compares

Commercial Township School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▲ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 56.0% ▲ 89% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 505 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
505
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
56.0%
free-lunch eligible - 89% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 74% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$26,669
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 505 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 63.8%
Hispanic or Latino 19.8%
African American 9.9%
Two or More 6.1%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 63.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.0, Commercial Township School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Commercial Township School District reports $26,669 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Commercial Township School

How many students attend Commercial Township School?

Commercial Township School has 505 students enrolled. It is a public school in Port Norris, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 470 (2022-23) → 482 (2023-24), nearly flat (+12).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Commercial Township School?

The student-teacher ratio at Commercial Township School is 12.9:1, which is 9% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Commercial Township School?

56.0% of students at Commercial Township School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Commercial Township School?

The largest demographic group at Commercial Township School is White at 63.8% of enrollment, in Port Norris, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Commercial Township School?

Commercial Township School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Commercial Township School District?

None reported; Commercial Township School District operates only Commercial Township School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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