Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Bridgeton, New Jersey
Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center in Bridgeton, New Jersey enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 46% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
582 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 582 | 32.0 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 27.0 | 21.8 |
| 2024-25 | 316 | 27.0 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 New Jersey schools of this kind
Among the 103 New Jersey schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent1.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.7% of students were Hispanic, 22.5% Black, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.7%
- Black22.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- White0.9%
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 Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center
- Cumberland CampusThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.9 miles away: 88 students, 5.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Norma Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.6 miles away: 145 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Compare Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center with Cumberland CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bridgeton Public Schools spends per student$24,868 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,868
- The largest public schools in New JerseyGeraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center is the number 39 by size of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#39 of 109
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.11.7:1
- 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 Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center?
316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 582 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Bridgeton, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for schools of this kind is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Geraldine O Foster Early Childhood Center in?
Bridgeton Public Schools, NCES district ID 3402250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340225000581 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.