Middle school (grades 6-8) · Vineland, NJ

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 341680003445
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🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

33
Resource Index · Typical
0.4%
free-lunch eligible
620
students enrolled

School address

Vineland, NJ 08361
District: Vineland Public School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 341680003445 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-49 students YoY

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School shrank from 714 students in 2022-23 to 665 in 2023-24 (-6.9%).

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-49 students YoY 341680003445 · Vineland, NJ Middle · MID · TRAD

620 enr · 0.4% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: Vineland Senior High School (2,736 students)

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School shrank from 714 students in 2022-23 to 665 in 2023-24 (-6.9%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School reports 620 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School compares

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School is a shrinking 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
Free-lunch eligible 0.4% ▼ 99% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 620 top 27% - -

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

620
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
0.4%
free-lunch eligible - 99% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
28.1%
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
$22,287
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 620 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
174
in-school suspensions + 122 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 28.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 47.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.6%
White 30.5%
African American 16.0%
Two or More 4.5%
Asian 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.2, Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Vineland Public School District reports $22,287 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Vineland Senior High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Gloria M Sabater Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Veterans Memorial Middle Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Anthony Rossi Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Vineland Public School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide middle 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.

Similar enrollment (~620 students)

Frequently asked questions about Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School

How many students attend Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School?

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School has 620 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Vineland, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 714 (2022-23) → 665 (2023-24), down 49.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School?

0.4% of students at Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 46.6% of enrollment, in Vineland, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School?

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: 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 Vineland Public School District?

Besides Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School, Vineland Public School District also operates Vineland Senior High School (2,736 students), Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School (695 students), and Gloria M Sabater Elementary School (678 students). See the Vineland Public School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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