Kiel Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in KINNELON, New Jersey, Kiel Elementary School teaches 374 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Kinnelon School District.

Across the 4 schools in Kinnelon School District (1,617 students total), Kiel Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kiel Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kiel Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Morris County's rate of about 19%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Morris County) reports that median household income runs about $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), Kiel Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

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

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 30%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025.

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