Other / mixed grade configuration · Port Murray, NJ

Mansfield Township Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Mansfield Township Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340954005842
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mansfield Township Elementary earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
9.3:1
small classes for New Jersey
27.4%
free-lunch eligible
570
students enrolled

Mansfield Township Elementary has class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+37 students YoY

Mansfield Township Elementary grew from 543 students in 2022-23 to 580 in 2023-24 (+6.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 61.0 → 60.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+37 students YoY 340954005842 · Port Murray, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

570 enr · 9.3:1 · 27.4% lunch · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: University Place Elementary School (570 students)

Mansfield Township Elementary grew from 543 students in 2022-23 to 580 in 2023-24 (+6.8%). Teacher FTE lost 61.0 → 60.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Mansfield Township Elementary compares

Mansfield Township Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.3:1 ▼ 21% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.4% ▼ 7% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 570 top 32% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
570
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
27.4%
free-lunch eligible - 7% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 17% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,094
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 285 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 53.0%
Hispanic or Latino 36.1%
African American 5.3%
Two or More 3.3%
Asian 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 53.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Mansfield Township Elementary is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Mansfield Township Elementary School District reports $27,094 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Mansfield Township Elementary

How many students attend Mansfield Township Elementary?

Mansfield Township Elementary has 570 students enrolled. It is a public school in Port Murray, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 543 (2022-23) → 580 (2023-24), up 37.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mansfield Township Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Mansfield Township Elementary is 9.3:1, which is 21% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mansfield Township Elementary?

27.4% of students at Mansfield Township Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mansfield Township Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Mansfield Township Elementary is White at 53.0% of enrollment, in Port Murray, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mansfield Township Elementary?

Mansfield Township Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Mansfield Township Elementary School District?

None reported; Mansfield Township Elementary School District operates only Mansfield Township Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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