📍 237 Shell Road, Carneys Point, Salem County, 08069
Lafayette - Pershing is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carneys Point, Salem County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lafayette - Pershing enrolls 236 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 34% |
| White | 40 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 236 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lafayette - Pershing is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-20, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Lafayette - Pershing is one of 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, based in Penns Grove, New Jersey. The district serves 2,223 students district-wide and employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 236 students, Lafayette - Pershing is smaller than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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