Dennis Township Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Dennis Township Primary School in Cape May Court House, New Jersey enrolled 242 students in 2024-25 with 22.8 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take 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 fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
296 students in 2022-23, 277 students in 2023-24, 242 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.6 to 22.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 296 | 27.6 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 24.2 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 242 | 22.8 | 10.6 |
10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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).
One counselor per 277 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dennis Township Primary School enrolled 277 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 277 of the 277 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.7% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 1.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White89.7%
- Hispanic7.0%
- Black1.7%
- Two or more races1.7%
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 Cape May Court House
4 public elementary schools in Cape May Court House report 2024-25 enrollment; Dennis Township Primary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Township Elementary #1 | 688 | 10.8 | 54.7% |
| Middle Township Elementary #2 | 522 | 10.7 | 52.3% |
| Dennis Township Primary School | 242 | 10.6 | 32.6% |
| Ocean Academy | 150 | 5.5 | 34.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dennis Township Primary School
- Ocean AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 150 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Woodbine Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 247 students, 7.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare Dennis Township Primary School with Ocean AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dennis Township School District spends per student$26,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,318
- The largest public schools in New JerseyDennis Township Primary School is the number 1,283 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,283 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.6:1
- 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 Dennis Township Primary School
How many students attend Dennis Township Primary School?
242 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 296 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cape May Court House, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dennis Township Primary School?
10.6 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 Dennis Township Primary School a Title I school?
Dennis Township Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Dennis Township Primary School in?
Dennis Township School District, NCES district ID 3403840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340384001716 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.