Dickerson Elementary School

Dickerson Elementary School operates as a moderately sized primary school in Chester, New Jersey, part of Chester Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

Chester Township School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,005 students; Dickerson Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dickerson Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Morris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Morris County's rate of about 19%.

Across the wider county, Morris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Dickerson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bragg Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Dickerson Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 356). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 79% to 68%.

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