Central Park School

Central Park School is a combined-grade school of tiny scale in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, part of Educational Services Commission of Morris County, teacheing 22 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 934 students each, so Central Park School sits 98% below that benchmark.

Central Park School sits inside Educational Services Commission of Morris County, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Central Park School lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Central Park School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Central Park School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Morris County reports that median household income runs about $137,326, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Central Park School is one.

The closest other public school is Frelinghuysen Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Central Park School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Central Park School's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 24 (now 22). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 42% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 3.5:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

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