Dickerson Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Chester, New Jersey
Dickerson Elementary School in Chester, New Jersey enrolled 356 students in 2024-25 with 29.9 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes 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 rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
342 students in 2022-23, 370 students in 2023-24, 356 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.4 to 29.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 342 | 32.4 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 29.9 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 356 | 29.9 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a higher 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 337 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dickerson Elementary School enrolled 337 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 337 of the 337 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.0% of students were White, 19.7% Hispanic, 8.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- White68.0%
- Hispanic19.7%
- Asian8.4%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Black1.1%
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 Chester
2 public elementary schools in Chester report 2024-25 enrollment; Dickerson Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson Elementary School | 356 | 11.9 | 5.9% |
| Bragg Elementary School | 297 | 7.7 | 4.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dickerson Elementary School
- Bragg Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 297 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Hilltop SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 289 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare Dickerson Elementary School with Bragg Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chester School District spends per student$27,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,299
- The largest public schools in New JerseyDickerson Elementary School is the number 858 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#858 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- 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 Dickerson Elementary School
How many students attend Dickerson Elementary School?
356 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chester, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dickerson Elementary School?
11.9 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 Dickerson Elementary School a Title I school?
Dickerson Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Dickerson Elementary School in?
Chester School District, NCES district ID 3403060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340306006026 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.