Enrollment
616
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Piscataway, NJ
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner
Federal NCES profile for Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341305003539
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 20.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 616
- students enrolled
School address
District: Piscataway Township School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341305003539 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
20.4%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-31% vs state
What stands out at Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Piscataway, New Jersey, enrolling 616 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 20.4% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 616 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 511 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #509, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Asian (40%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 72/100).
Among Piscataway's public schools, it stands alongside Future Foundations Academy (Ffa) (130 students): Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner is larger than that campus by headcount.
Piscataway Township School District also operates Piscataway Township High School (2,144 students) and Grandview Elementary School (579 students) alongside Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner compares
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 20.4% | ▼ 31% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 616 | top 27% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
616
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
20.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 31% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$22,459
per pupil, district-wide
- below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Asian 40.1%
Hispanic or Latino 29.1%
African American 15.3%
White 10.4%
Two or More 4.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: Asian at 40.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 71.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 71.8, Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Piscataway Township School District, which includes Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner.
$22,459
Per student
-10%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.8%
State 32.5%
Federal 7.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Township High School | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Grandview Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Theodore Schor Middle School | Similar size | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Arbor Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,144
- Students per teacher
- 14:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 579
- Students per teacher
- 7.5:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 563
- Students per teacher
- 12.8:1
- Resource Index
- 50/100
- Enrollment
- 528
- Students per teacher
- 14.3:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 513
- Students per teacher
- 16.5:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
Similar other schools in Piscataway
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner
How many students attend Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner?
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner has 616 students enrolled. It is a public school in Piscataway, NJ.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner?
20.4% of students at Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner?
The largest demographic group at Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner is Asian at 40.1% of enrollment, in Piscataway, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner?
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner a good school?
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Piscataway Township School District?
Besides Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner, Piscataway Township School District also operates Piscataway Township High School (2,144 students), Grandview Elementary School (579 students), and Theodore Schor Middle School (563 students). See the Piscataway Township School District district page for the complete list.
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