Mahala F. Atchison School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Mahala F. Atchison School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 57.4 full-time teachers, 8.4 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%
472 students in 2022-23, 479 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.2 to 57.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 472 | 47.2 | 10.0 |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 52.2 | 9.2 |
| 2024-25 | 484 | 57.4 | 8.4 |
8.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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 466 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mahala F. Atchison School enrolled 466 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 466 of the 466 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.0% of students were White, 13.0% Hispanic, 7.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White69.0%
- Hispanic13.0%
- Black7.0%
- Two or more races6.2%
- Asian4.3%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Tinton Falls
2 public elementary schools in Tinton Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Mahala F. Atchison School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahala F. Atchison School | 484 | 8.4 | 17.1% |
| Swimming River School | 432 | 8.1 | 15.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mahala F. Atchison School
- Swimming River SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 432 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Shrewsbury Borough Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 439 students, 8.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Mahala F. Atchison School with Swimming River SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tinton Falls School District spends per student$27,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,150
- The largest public schools in New JerseyMahala F. Atchison School is the number 434 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#434 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher8.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.8.4:1
- 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 Mahala F. Atchison School
How many students attend Mahala F. Atchison School?
484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 472 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tinton Falls, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mahala F. Atchison School?
8.4 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.Is Mahala F. Atchison School a Title I school?
Mahala F. Atchison School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mahala F. Atchison School in?
Tinton Falls School District, NCES district ID 3416200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341620004112 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.