Preakness Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Wayne, New Jersey

Preakness Early Childhood Center in Wayne, New Jersey enrolled 177 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 44%

198 students in 2022-23, 208 students in 2023-24, 177 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.2 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Preakness Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231982023-242082024-25177
Students enrolled at Preakness Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231982023-242082024-25177
Students enrolled at Preakness Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231982023-242082024-25177
Students enrolled at Preakness Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 17701002003002022-231982023-242082024-25177
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319813.215.0
2023-2420815.513.4
2024-2517719.09.3

9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 9.3; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Preakness Early Childhood Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent4.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.3% of students were White, 27.1% Hispanic, 18.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White46.3%
  2. Hispanic27.1%
  3. Asian18.1%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Black2.8%

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 Preakness Early Childhood Center

  1. John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 387 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 347 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Preakness Early Childhood Center with John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wayne Township Public Schools spends per student$27,309 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,309
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyPreakness Early Childhood Center is the number 1,385 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,385 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.9.3:1
  7. 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 Preakness Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Preakness Early Childhood Center?
    177 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 198 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wayne, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Preakness Early Childhood Center?
    9.3 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.
  3. Is Preakness Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Preakness Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Preakness Early Childhood Center in?
    Wayne Township Public Schools, NCES district ID 3417280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341728003515 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.

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