
Student Information
The student information presented in this section references the collective number of students per grade in the schools, student-teacher ratios and the ethnic breakdown of total student populations by level. These numbers reflect the increasing attraction to Catholic schools in the early childhood age groups, as well as the multi-ethnic population of schools in the Diocese of Metuchen.
 
TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE
2007-2008
| |
|
|
Average
Class Size |
| Pre-K Total |
1747 |
|
17 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Elementary |
Secondary |
|
| Kindergarten |
1,152 |
|
21 |
| First |
1,038 |
|
21 |
| Second |
1,073 |
|
21 |
| Third |
1,002 |
|
21 |
| Fourth |
975 |
|
20 |
| Fifth |
1,015 |
|
21 |
| Sixth |
1,056 |
|
22 |
| Seventh |
1,031 |
|
20 |
| Eighth |
995 |
|
22 |
| Ninth |
|
925 |
|
| Tenth |
|
852 |
|
| Eleventh |
|
829 |
|
| Twelfth |
|
811 |
|
| TOTAL |
9,337 |
3,417 |
|
| TOTAL Pre-K - 8 |
11,084 |
|
|
| Ungraded |
44 |
|
|
| Total Elementary |
11,128 |
|
|
| GRAND TOTAL ALL GRADES |
14,545 |
|
|
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STUDENT ETHNICITY & RELIGION
2007-2008
ELEMENTARY |
|
Catholic |
Non-Catholic |
Unknown |
Total |
American Indian/Native Alaskan |
5 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
Asian |
673 |
573 |
52 |
1,262 |
Black |
264 |
376 |
20 |
660 |
Hispanic |
1,086 |
101 |
16 |
1,203 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
154 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
White |
7,031 |
355 |
96 |
7,462 |
Multi-Racial |
239 |
56 |
6 |
301 |
Unknown |
28 |
34 |
15 |
77 |
TOTAL |
9,480 |
1,443 |
205 |
11,128 |
SECONDARY |
|
Catholic |
Non-Catholic |
Unknown |
Total |
American Indian/Native American |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Asian |
160 |
46 |
0 |
206 |
Black |
101 |
125 |
1 |
227 |
Hispanic |
228 |
51 |
1 |
280 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
65 |
1 |
0 |
66 |
White |
2,348 |
205 |
6 |
2,559 |
Multi Racial |
42 |
4 |
1 |
47 |
Unknown |
12 |
12 |
8 |
32 |
TOTAL |
2,956 |
444 |
17 |
3,417 |
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMBINED |
|
|
Total |
American Indian/Native Alaskan |
|
9 |
Asian |
|
1,468 |
Black |
|
887 |
Hispanic |
|
1,483 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
|
220 |
White |
|
10,021 |
Multi-Racial |
|
348 |
Unknown |
|
109 |
TOTAL |
|
15,545 |
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STUDENT / TEACHER RATIOS |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS |
| Total # of Students(K-8): |
9,337 |
| Total # of Teachers (K-8): |
664 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: |
14 to 1 |
| |
| SECONDARY SCHOOLS |
| Total # of Students: |
3,417 |
| Total # of Teachers: |
324 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: |
11 to 1 |
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| PRE-K |
| Total # of Students(Pre-K): |
1,747 |
| Total # of Teachers (Pre-K): |
134 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: |
13 to 1 |
|

PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN TEACHER RATIOS
A school which has separate classes for ages 3, 4 and 5 or which groups ages 3, 4 and 5 together follow the teacher ratios:
|
Age 3 |
Age 4 |
Age 5 |
Ages 3 & 4 |
One Teacher |
12 – 16 |
15 – 20 |
25 - 29 |
15 - 18 |
One Teacher and One Aide |
17 - 21 |
21 - 24 |
30 |
19 - 22 |
One Teacher and Two Aides |
22 |
25 |
31 |
23 |
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