Other / mixed grade configuration · Port Elizabeth, NJ

Maurice River Township School

Federal NCES profile for Maurice River Township School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340978001862
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maurice River Township School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of New Jersey schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
10:1
small classes for New Jersey
32.3%
free-lunch eligible
369
students enrolled

Maurice River Township School has class sizes smaller than 73% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

-19 students YoY

Maurice River Township School held near 374 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 38.0 → 36.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-19 students YoY 340978001862 · Port Elizabeth, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

369 enr · 10:1 · 32.3% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Laguna Elementary School (369 students)

Maurice River Township School held near 374 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 38.0 → 36.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Maurice River Township School compares

Maurice River Township School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 10:1 ▼ 15% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.3% ▲ 9% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 369 top 60% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
369
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
32.3%
free-lunch eligible - 9% above 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
10:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 27% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.8%
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
$23,062
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 369 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.9%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
African American 2.4%
Two or More 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 78.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.4, Maurice River Township School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Maurice River Township School District reports $23,062 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 Maurice River Township School

How many students attend Maurice River Township School?

Maurice River Township School has 369 students enrolled. It is a public school in Port Elizabeth, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 393 (2022-23) → 374 (2023-24), nearly flat (-19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maurice River Township School?

The student-teacher ratio at Maurice River Township School is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Maurice River Township School?

32.3% of students at Maurice River Township School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maurice River Township School?

The largest demographic group at Maurice River Township School is White at 78.9% of enrollment, in Port Elizabeth, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maurice River Township School?

Maurice River Township School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical 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 Maurice River Township School District?

None reported; Maurice River Township School District operates only Maurice River Township School 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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