Other / mixed grade configuration · Mickleton, NJ

Jeffrey Clark School

Federal NCES profile for Jeffrey Clark School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340414000063
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jeffrey Clark School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of New Jersey schools.

65
Resource Index · Higher
10:1
small classes for New Jersey
5.0%
free-lunch eligible
469
students enrolled

Jeffrey Clark School has class sizes smaller than 73% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

469

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

5.0%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-83% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jeffrey Clark School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Jeffrey Clark School

Jeffrey Clark School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Mickleton, New Jersey, enrolling 469 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 5.0% of students eligible for free meals.

With 469 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 641 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #97.

Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (8%) (diversity index 37/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 313 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 2.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding East Greenwich Township School District spends $17,742 per pupil, 29% below the New Jersey average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district, East Greenwich Township School District, also runs Samuel Mickle School (712 students).

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 Jeffrey Clark School compares

Jeffrey Clark 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 10:1 ▼ 15% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.0% ▼ 83% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 469 top 44% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
469
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
5.0%
free-lunch eligible - 83% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 27% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$17,742
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 313 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 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 78.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9%
African American 5.3%
Two or More 4.3%
Asian 3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 78.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.9, Jeffrey Clark School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for East Greenwich Township School District, which includes Jeffrey Clark School.

$17,742
Per student
-29%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.3%
State 39.6%
Federal 4.2%

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.

How Jeffrey Clark School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Samuel Mickle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jeffrey Clark School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

East Greenwich Township School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Jeffrey Clark School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Jeffrey Clark School

How many students attend Jeffrey Clark School?

Jeffrey Clark School has 469 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mickleton, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeffrey Clark School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jeffrey Clark School is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Jeffrey Clark School?

5.0% of students at Jeffrey Clark School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jeffrey Clark School?

The largest demographic group at Jeffrey Clark School is White at 78.7% of enrollment, in Mickleton, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jeffrey Clark School?

Jeffrey Clark School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher 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 Jeffrey Clark School a good school?

Jeffrey Clark School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% 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 East Greenwich Township School District?

Besides Jeffrey Clark School, East Greenwich Township School District also operates Samuel Mickle School (712 students). See the East Greenwich Township School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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