Enrollment
505
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Commercial Township School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340348001810 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
+9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.0%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
+89% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Commercial Township School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Commercial Township School
Commercial Township School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Port Norris, New Jersey, enrolling 505 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.9:1 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 56.0% of students eligible for free meals.
With 505 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 93% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 297 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #241, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 505 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Commercial Township School District spends $31,351 per pupil, 25% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Commercial Township School District operates only this one school, so Commercial Township School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Commercial Township School compares
Commercial Township School on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$31,351
per pupil, district-wide
- above New Jersey avg of $24,984
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Commercial Township School District, which includes Commercial Township School.
$31,351
Per student
+25%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+89%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.1%
State 72.3%
Federal 13.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~505 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Commercial Township School a good school?
Commercial Township School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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