Edith M. Decker Elementary School

Edith M. Decker Elementary School is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in MT ARLINGTON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Mount Arlington Public School District, with 153 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Edith M. Decker Elementary School sits 62% below that benchmark.

Within Mount Arlington Public School District, which oversees 2 schools and 376 students, Edith M. Decker Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Edith M. Decker Elementary School lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 33% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, Edith M. Decker Elementary School shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 25% of students at Edith M. Decker Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household earnings sit near $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Edith M. Decker Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Arlington Public School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Edith M. Decker Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edith M. Decker Elementary School has rose 39%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 153 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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