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.
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.
School address
NCES ID 340348001810 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 63.8% of enrollment.
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.
Similar enrollment (~505 students)
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.