Piner Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Lakewood, New Jersey
Piner Elementary School in Lakewood, New Jersey enrolled 364 students in 2024-25 with 53.7 full-time teachers, 6.8 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 fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
428 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 364 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.2 to 53.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 428 | 53.2 | 8.0 |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 53.7 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 364 | 53.7 | 6.8 |
6.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Piner Elementary School enrolled 298 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 298 of the 298 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.4% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% Black, 4.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.4%
- Black6.3%
- White4.1%
- Asian1.6%
- Two or more races0.5%
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.
What to look at next about Piner Elementary School
- Lakewood Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 248 students, 5.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Ella G Clarke Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 314 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Piner Elementary School with Lakewood Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lakewood Township School District spends per student$48,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$48,105
- The largest public schools in New JerseyPiner Elementary School is the number 819 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#819 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher6.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.6.8:1
- 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 Piner Elementary School
How many students attend Piner Elementary School?
364 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 428 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lakewood, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Piner Elementary School?
6.8 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 Piner Elementary School a Title I school?
Piner Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Piner Elementary School in?
Lakewood Township School District, NCES district ID 3408220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340822003357 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.