Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center

Located at 80 AVENEL BOULEVARD, in LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center is a tight-knit elementary school that instructs 326 students (grades pre-K through K), operated by LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District.

Within LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District, which oversees 8 schools and 5,368 students, Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Monmouth County's rate of about 29%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Monmouth County) reports that median household earnings sit near $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lenna W. Conrow Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 326). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 49% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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