Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Atco, New Jersey
Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center in Atco, New Jersey enrolled 257 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
267 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.1 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 267 | 26.1 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 24.8 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 257 | 25.0 | 10.3 |
10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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 188 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center enrolled 94 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 188 of the 94 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.5% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 6.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White75.5%
- Hispanic12.1%
- Black6.6%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Atco
2 public elementary schools in Atco report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center | 257 | 10.3 | 27.6% |
| Atco Elementary School | 221 | 10.3 | 33.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center
- Waterford Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 431 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Atco Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 221 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center with Waterford Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Waterford Township School District spends per student$26,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,874
- The largest public schools in New JerseyThomas Richards Early Childhood Center is the number 1,231 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,231 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.3:1
- 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 Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center?
257 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 267 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Atco, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center?
10.3 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.Is Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center in?
Waterford Township School District, NCES district ID 3417250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341725005924 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.