Center for Lifelong Learning

Center for Lifelong Learning, a rural-scale combined-grade school in PARLIN, New Jersey, overseen by Educational Services Commission of New Jersey, caters to 183 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 934 students per school, that is 80% below typical.

Within Educational Services Commission of New Jersey, which oversees 6 schools and 735 students, Center for Lifelong Learning is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Center for Lifelong Learning logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 17% Black, 15% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Center for Lifelong Learning reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at Center for Lifelong Learning qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Center for Lifelong Learning is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Sayreville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Center for Lifelong Learning operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Center for Lifelong Learning's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 196 (now 183). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 33% to 43%. Class-load math has rose: from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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