Lafayette - Pershing
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Carneys Point, New Jersey
Lafayette - Pershing in Carneys Point, New Jersey enrolled 313 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 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 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 41%
236 students in 2022-23, 296 students in 2023-24, 313 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 236 | 22.0 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 27.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 313 | 31.0 | 10.1 |
10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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 244 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette - Pershing enrolled 244 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 244 of the 244 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.2% of students were Hispanic, 32.3% Black, 14.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic49.2%
- Black32.3%
- White14.4%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian0.3%
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 Carneys Point
2 public elementary schools in Carneys Point report 2024-25 enrollment; Lafayette - Pershing is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Street School | 463 | 10.8 | 71.3% |
| Lafayette - Pershing | 313 | 10.1 | 70.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lafayette - Pershing
- Paul W CarletonThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 322 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Field Street SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 463 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Lafayette - Pershing with Paul W CarletonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District spends per student$23,569 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,569
- The largest public schools in New JerseyLafayette - Pershing is the number 1,033 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,033 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.1:1
- 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 Lafayette - Pershing
How many students attend Lafayette - Pershing?
313 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 236 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carneys Point, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette - Pershing?
10.1 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 Lafayette - Pershing a Title I school?
Lafayette - Pershing ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lafayette - Pershing in?
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, NCES district ID 3412840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341284005056 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.