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Dickerson Elementary School

Chester Township · Morris County · Elementary school
Grades PK–2 · was K–2 in 1998
Updated June 2026

Enrollment, by grade

In 2025-26 it enrolled 361 students across grades PK–2. Enrollment has been roughly steady since 1998-99 (364). It peaked at 469 in 2005-06. Its biggest cohort is grade 2.

students 012525037550021KPK1998200320082013201820232025

Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2025-26 was White students — 93% then, 75% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 717%75%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or more

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s a smaller shift than 88% of Morris County elementary schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Asian +1.7·Two or more −1.7·Hispanic +1.1

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 6.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 0510notreportednotreported6.1%5.9%5.1%1998200320082013201820232025
This schooldistrict overallBragg Elementary School

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and Bragg Elementary School, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism

In 2024-25, 13.7% of students were chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days — up from 1.5% in 2021-22.

% chronically absent 0102014.4%13.7%9.4%2021202220232024
This schooldistrict overallNew Jersey

Chronic absenteeism — the share of students who missed 10% or more of the days they were enrolled (roughly 18 days across a full school year). The lighter lines show the district overall and New Jersey, for comparison. Source: NJ School Performance Reports, 2024-25.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →