John Fenwick Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Salem, New Jersey
John Fenwick Academy in Salem, New Jersey enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
411 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 411 | 24.0 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 28.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 387 | 23.0 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 88 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Fenwick Academy enrolled 265 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 88 of the 265 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent24.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.6% of students were Black, 17.6% Hispanic, 11.4% White in 2024-25.
- Black64.6%
- Hispanic17.6%
- White11.4%
- Two or more races5.9%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Salem
4 public elementary schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; John Fenwick Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fenwick Academy | 387 | 16.8 | 67.2% |
| Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School | 183 | 9.0 | 30.1% |
| Mannington Township Elementary School | 170 | 8.5 | 20.6% |
| Elsinboro Township School | 105 | 6.4 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John Fenwick Academy
- Elsinboro Township SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 105 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Mannington Township Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 170 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare John Fenwick Academy with Elsinboro Township SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Salem City School District spends per student$25,714 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,714
- The largest public schools in New JerseyJohn Fenwick Academy is the number 740 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#740 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- 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 John Fenwick Academy
How many students attend John Fenwick Academy?
387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 411 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salem, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at John Fenwick Academy?
16.8 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 John Fenwick Academy a Title I school?
John Fenwick Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is John Fenwick Academy in?
Salem City School District, NCES district ID 3414550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341455005092 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.