Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Mays Landing, New Jersey

Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School in Mays Landing, New Jersey enrolled 602 students in 2024-25 with 52.8 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

582 students in 2022-23, 614 students in 2023-24, 602 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.8 to 52.8.

Students enrolled at Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 614, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235822023-246142024-25602
Students enrolled at Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 614, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235822023-246142024-25602
Students enrolled at Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 614, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235822023-246142024-25602
Students enrolled at Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School by school year2022-23: 582, 2023-24: 614, 2024-25: 60202004006008002022-235822023-246142024-25602
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358245.812.7
2023-2461447.812.8
2024-2560252.811.4

11.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 528 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School enrolled 528 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 528 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.2% of students were White, 27.7% Hispanic, 22.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White39.2%
  2. Hispanic27.7%
  3. Black22.3%
  4. Two or more races8.1%
  5. Asian2.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Mays Landing

3 public elementary schools in Mays Landing report 2024-25 enrollment; Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
George L. Hess Educational Complex1,31510.453.6%
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School60211.440.5%
Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools2006.333.0%

All public schools in Mays Landing →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School

  1. Atlantic County Elementary and Middle SchoolsThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 200 students, 6.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. George L. Hess Educational ComplexThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 1,315 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School with Atlantic County Elementary and Middle SchoolsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamilton Township School District spends per student$21,147 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,147
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyJoseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School is the number 219 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#219 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.4:1
  7. 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 Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School?
    602 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 582 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mays Landing, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School?
    11.4 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.
  3. Is Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School a Title I school?
    Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School in?
    Hamilton Township School District, NCES district ID 3406510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340651000130 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.

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