Clark Mills School

Set in MANALAPAN, New Jersey, Clark Mills School is an average-sized K-5 school, part of Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. It works with 474 students across grades 1 through 5.

Clark Mills School is one of 8 schools operated by Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, a district that serves 4,502 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Clark Mills School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monmouth County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 11% of students at Clark Mills School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Monmouth County's rate of about 29%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clark Mills School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Clark Mills School is one.

The closest other public school is John I. Dawes Early Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clark Mills School. On composite proficiency, Clark Mills School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 528 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Clark Mills School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.