Bargaintown Preschool

Bargaintown Preschool is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, run under Egg Harbor Township School District, serveing 258 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Egg Harbor Township School District, which oversees 7 schools and 7,346 students, Bargaintown Preschool is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bargaintown Preschool logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% White, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bargaintown Preschool has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at Bargaintown Preschool qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, Atlantic County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bargaintown Preschool is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northfield Community Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.