John Hydock Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Columbus, New Jersey
John Hydock Elementary School in Columbus, New Jersey enrolled 245 students in 2024-25 with 24.6 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; 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 fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
248 students in 2022-23, 258 students in 2023-24, 245 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.3 to 24.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 248 | 31.3 | 7.9 |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 30.5 | 8.5 |
| 2024-25 | 245 | 24.6 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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 472 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Hydock Elementary School enrolled 236 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 472 of the 236 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent7.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.7% of students were White, 10.2% Hispanic, 9.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White65.7%
- Hispanic10.2%
- Black9.0%
- Asian8.6%
- Two or more races6.5%
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 Columbus
2 public elementary schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; John Hydock Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township Elementary School | 303 | 9.4 | 10.6% |
| John Hydock Elementary School | 245 | 10.0 | 9.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John Hydock Elementary School
- Mansfield Township Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 303 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Springfield Township SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 297 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare John Hydock Elementary School with Mansfield Township Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mansfield Township School District spends per student$27,131 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,131
- The largest public schools in New JerseyJohn Hydock Elementary School is the number 1,275 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,275 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- 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 Hydock Elementary School
How many students attend John Hydock Elementary School?
245 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 248 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbus, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at John Hydock Elementary School?
10.0 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 Hydock Elementary School a Title I school?
John Hydock Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is John Hydock Elementary School in?
Mansfield Township School District, NCES district ID 3409510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340951001100 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.