David C. Douglass Memorial School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Villas, New Jersey

David C. Douglass Memorial School in Villas, New Jersey enrolled 275 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

301 students in 2022-23, 282 students in 2023-24, 275 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.9 to 29.2.

Students enrolled at David C. Douglass Memorial School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27501002003004002022-233012023-242822024-25275
Students enrolled at David C. Douglass Memorial School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27501002003004002022-233012023-242822024-25275
Students enrolled at David C. Douglass Memorial School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27501002003004002022-233012023-242822024-25275
Students enrolled at David C. Douglass Memorial School by school year2022-23: 301, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 27501002003004002022-233012023-242822024-25275
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330132.99.1
2023-2428229.29.7
2024-2527529.29.4

9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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 9.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.4state 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 184 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David C. Douglass Memorial School enrolled 184 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 184 of the 184 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.4% of students were White, 17.1% Hispanic, 9.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White72.4%
  2. Hispanic17.1%
  3. Black9.1%
  4. Two or more races1.1%
  5. Asian0.4%

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.

What to look at next about David C. Douglass Memorial School

  1. Maud Abrams SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 354 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Carl T. Mitnick SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 428 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare David C. Douglass Memorial School with Maud Abrams SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lower Township Elementary School District spends per student$26,758 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,758
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyDavid C. Douglass Memorial School is the number 1,180 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,180 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.9.4:1
  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 David C. Douglass Memorial School

  1. How many students attend David C. Douglass Memorial School?
    275 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 301 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Villas, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at David C. Douglass Memorial School?
    9.4 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 David C. Douglass Memorial School a Title I school?
    David C. Douglass Memorial School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is David C. Douglass Memorial School in?
    Lower Township Elementary School District, NCES district ID 3409150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340915005909 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